Fragrant Flowers
Here are some wonderful plants to add to your graden for the lovely scent they bring. You want your garden to not only delight your eyes, but also bring a fragrant lift to your atmosphere.
acidanthera frost-tender bulb white blooms with purple centers, grows 2 feet tall agastache tender perennial also called anise hyssop, popular with butterfleis alyssum sweet annual good edging plant - white, rose, blue, purple buddleia tender shrub trusses of butterfly-enticing blossoms all summer long chamomile perennial creeping plants with puntent foliage, tiny white blooms chive perennial herb member of onion family, blue cloverlike heads in spring chrysanthemum perennial most varieties have pungent flowers, foliage dianthus perennial large scented family includes pinks, carnations and sweet William four o'clock annual multicolored flowers open in late afternoon freesia frost-tender bulb in warm climates plant in fall; in north plant in late spring heliotrope annual good bedding or container plant, with dark blue or purple flowers honeysuckle vine or shrub vigorous plants wiht sweetly scented spring flowers hyacinth hardy bulb heady fragrance in early spring, plant in masses for best efect iris perennial bearded varieites are generally the most fragrant, requires sun jasmine vine tropical plant for warm climate gardens; grow indoors in the north lavender perennial many varieites. both flowers and foliage are fragrant, dries well lilac shrub great hedge plant; mix species for longer season ily o fthe valley hardy bulb vigorous groundcover for shady areas, spring flowers lily, hardy bulb many varieties and colors; oriental hybrids are most fragrant monarda perennial vigorous member of mint valmily, bee balm, summer blooms narcissus hardy bulb varieties with small flowers have more fragrance nasturtium annual available in both trailing and bush varities, peppery aroma nepeta perennial includes catmint and catnip, bright blue flowers, fragrant foliage nicotiana annual also called flowering tobacco, sylvestria species is most fragrant pansy annual prefers cool weather; yellow flowers are most fragrant peony perennial fragrant blooms appear n May. Coems in pink white red petunia annual sun loving plants for beds or containers, scent most noticeable at dusk phlox perennial paniculata species are most fragrant. summer bloomer in many colors rose shrub queen of fragrance; old fashioned varieties tend to have best scent sweet pea annual both bush and trialing forms. likes cool most weather tuberose frost-tender bulb in north start plants early indoors. good container plant violet perennial heart shaped leaves. blue purple rose spotted and white flowers
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