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Heirloomflowers make marvelous additions to a scented garden, many of which are beststarted from seed.
It is a member of themint familyand both the leaves and flowers are edible.
Butterfly Ginger
You may see this plant listed aswhite ginger lily.
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Its clear white flowers need the longest days of summer to open and release their honeysuckle-like fragrance.
Carnation
The spicy scent of carnations is one of the most familiar flower fragrances.
Note:Not all carnations areperennials.
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It is often used in aromatherapy because it has a calming effect when inhaled.
It is used as a groundcover, emitting its fragrance as it is crushed underfoot.
It is also the flavoring used in creme de menthe liqueur.
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Buy yours in bloom, to ensure you like it.
Bees and hummingbirds love the flowers.
Go for the tallNicotiana sylvestrisfor a fragrance that will permeate the evening air.
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Many of the shorter, modernNicotiana alatahave only a faint scent.
Nicotiana is usually grown as anannual.
Four O’Clocks
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Mirabilisis Latin for wonderful.
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These annual flowers open in the late afternoon, in response to cooling temperatures.
They have creamy white flowers that give off a lovely honeysuckle-like scent.
However, it can also be grown as a houseplant.
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The tubular flowers have a fresh, fruity, floral scent.
Garden Phlox
The floral scent of garden phlox is almost heady on a warm summer day.
The heat intensifies the fragrance.
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Watch out for modern hybrids that were bred for show, with no scent.
These plants are very tender and should be moved indoors for the winter in cold climates.
Grape Hyacinth
Muscarigets its common name from its enticing grape fragrance.
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If you have a large clump, its smell will waft throughout the yard.
These tiny flowers also make nice cut flowers, bringing their bright scent indoors for you to enjoy.
Heliotrope is often grown as an annual in colder climates.
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Jasmine
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One jasmine plant easily perfumes your entire yard.
The beautiful evergreen foliage and star-shaped flowers are simply a bonus of its spicy, sweet scent.
Jonquils
Manydaffodilshave a subtle scent, but for a bigger bang, try a patch of jonquils.
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Lavender
Lavender has one of the most beloved scents of any flower.
Its musky floral fragrance even permeates your palate when you use lavender in cooking.
Lilac
The sweet, floral fragrance of lilacs announces spring.
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Get a hint of it as the buds start to swell.
Once the flowers open, lilacs are strong enough to perfume the neighborhood.
Lilies
Lilies have a strong spicy-sweet scent.
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A bouquet of lilies will perfume the house.
This is a tender tree, very much associated with the South.
In northern climates, look for cultivars especially bred for the local environment.
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The scent of the small white flowers truly mimics the scent of oranges.
In cooler climates, moonflower is often grown as an annual.
The beautiful tubular flowers give off an extremely sweet scent that is often likened to bubble gum.
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UnlikeJasminum officinale, which has a very sweet scent, night-blooming jasmine is often described as more sultry.
Pennyroyal
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Pennyroyal is one of the strongest-smelling members of the mint family.
The flower color ranges from light blue or lavender to reddish-purple.
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They are very long-lasting as cut flowers.
It smells so much like one that it earned its common name.
A well-established plant will be covered with the fragrant blooms.
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Also known as gillyflower, stock flowers pack an intense clove-like scent in their small flowers.
The white panicles of flowers are beautifully offset by glossy, bright green foliage.
The late summer scent comes as a pleasant surprise.
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Sweet Alyssum
The diminutive plant is so covered with flowers, it looks like a carpet.
The fragrance is unique with a honey-like quality with a floral finish.
Sweet alyssum is a cool-season annual flower for the beginning and end of the summer.
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This plant is invasive in some areas.
Unfortunately, breeders have been focusing on more blooms and less fragrance.
Look for old-fashioned varieties that have the spicy scent that sweet peas became known for.
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Sweet Woodruff
Sweet woodruff has a grassy vanilla scent, which is much nicer than it sounds.
It is often compared to the scent of newly mown hay.
Be warned: The plant will spread.
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Thyme is in the mint family, but its scent is more herbal and grassy.
The stalks holding the large, white flowers reaches up to five feet in height.
In cooler zones, the bulbs can be lifted and stored for winter.
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There are many flowers with very strong fragrances.
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Flowers attract pollinators which play a key role in food production.
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Some flowers repel noxious insects.
For example, mums contain pyrethrin, a neurotoxin that repels harmful insects such as mosquitoes and flies.
National Pesticide Information Center.
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