If you’re looking to fill your garden with fragrant flowers, there are several beautiful and aromatic options to choose from.
Here’s a list of some of the most fragrant flowers you can plant to create a delightful, scented garden:
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Jasmine (Jasminum) has a sweet, exotic scent and is perfect for planting as a vine or shrub on trellises, fences, or as ground cover during the summer months.
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Roses (Rosa) offer a variety of fragrances, from sweet and musky to citrusy, depending on the variety, and are ideal for borders, hedges, or standalone plants, blooming from spring to fall.
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Lavender (Lavandula) provides a fresh, herbal fragrance and is best planted in sunny areas, in herb gardens, or containers, blooming during the summer.
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Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) has a rich, creamy, sweet scent, making it perfect for ornamental garden beds or pots, with blooms appearing from late spring to summer.
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Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) offers a strong, heady fragrance and is well-suited for flower beds, borders, or cutting gardens, blooming in late summer to fall.
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Peonies (Paeonia) bring a sweet, fresh, floral scent and are wonderful in borders, cutting gardens, or as focal points, blooming in late spring to early summer.
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Sweet Peas (Lathyrus odoratus) release a sweet, floral scent with a light fruity undertone, thriving on trellises, fences, or hanging baskets from spring to summer.
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Lilacs (Syringa vulgaris) have a light, sweet, floral fragrance and are ideal for planting in borders, hedges, or as stand-alone plants, with blooms occurring in the spring.
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera) emits a sweet, fruity, and slightly spicy fragrance, making it perfect for trellises, fences, or arbors, blooming during the summer.
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Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) offers a sweet, lemony, creamy scent, and is perfect as a focal point or in large gardens, blooming from late spring to summer.
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Freesia (Freesia refracta) provides a sweet, citrusy, and floral fragrance and is perfect for flower beds, borders, or containers, blooming in the spring.
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Chocolate Cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus) has a rich, chocolatey fragrance with slight vanilla undertones, making it an excellent choice for borders, flower beds, or cutting gardens in late summer to fall.
