Fragrant

Plants

The following list of fragrant plants was compiled by Clare_CA. 
Please note, this list is considered a work in progress with additional fragrant plants added over time.

Plant Name

Abelia mosanensis ‘bridal bouquet,’ fragrant abelia

Abelia trilora

Acidanthera, 'Peacock orchid'

Agastache ‘Summer Breeze’

Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop

Aglaia odorata

Aloysia virgatas, Sweet Almond

Azara microphylla

Beaumontia grandiflora

Blanc Double de Coubert rugosas

Boronia

Boronia megastigma

Brassavola nodosa (Lady of the Night orchid)

Brugmansia

Brunfelsia americana

Brunfelsia australis

Brunfelsia Nitida (Lady of the Night)

Brunfelsia pauciflora

Buddleia Asiatica

Calycanthus occidentalis, Spice Bush

Cananga odorata

Carolina allspice, Calycanthus sp.

Centaurea moschata Sweet Sultan (Annual)

Cestrum diurnum

Cestrum nocturum

Chimonanthus praecox

Chlidanthus fragrans Perfumed Fairy Lily (Bulb)

Choisya ‘Aztec Pearl,’
Aztec Pearl Mexican Orange

Choysia ternata, Mexican Mock Orange

Cimicifuga 'Hillside Black Beauty'

Citrus (esp. ‘Bouquet de Fleurs’) Citrus (tree)

Clematis Montana

Clematis, Sweet Autumn Clematis

Clerodendron phillipinum

Clerodendrum trichotomum

Clethra alnifolia

Clethra 'Ruby Spice'

Coleonema pulchrum/Breath of Heaven

Crinum odorata

Crinum powellii and C. moorei

Daphne bholua Daphne 'Carol Mackie'

Daphne odora

Datura Inoxia

Datura Metel

Datura Stramonium var Tatula

Datura wrightii

Dianthus ‘Bath’s Pink’ 

Diplarrhena moraea ‘Slieve Donard,’ White Flag Iris

Dipogon lignosus

Diurnum

Double Delight - Hybrid Tea Rose

Dracaena fragans

Eriodictyon capitatum Lompoc Yerba Santa

Erysimum cheiri, Wallflower  (Annual)

Eupatorium ligustrinum

Euphorbia leucocephala

Freesia (Bulb)

Gardenia angusta

Gardenia 'White Gem'

Gladiolus callianthus Abyssinian Sword Lily (Bulb)

Gladiolus tristis Marsh Afrikaner (Bulb)

Hansa - Rugosa Rose

Hedychium coronaria, common white ginger

Hedychium coronarium

Hedychium flavescens/gardnerianum/flavum/coronarium

Hedychium gardnerianum is an outstanding ginger lily.

Hedysarum coronarium French Honeysuckle

Helichrysum (Licorice plant)

Hemerocallis ‘Fragrant Treasure,’ Frangrant Treasure Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Hyperion,’ Hyperion Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Sherwood Gladiator,’ Sweet Gladiator Daylily

Hemerocallis citrina, Lemon Daylily

Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus, Lemon Lily

Hemerocallis minor, Dwarf Daylily

Holarrhena densiflora (Jasmine Tree)

Hoya lacunosa

Hyacinths, Nicotiana, oriental lilies, and easter lilies

Hymenocallis ‘Erotica’ Fragrant Basket Lily (Bulb)

Hymenocallis ‘Sulphur Queen’ Sulphur Queen B.
Lily (Bulb)

Hymenocallis ‘Tropical Giant’ Hybrid Basket Lily (Bulb)

Hymenocallis narcissiflora (+ ‘Advance’) Peruvian Daffodil (Bulb)

Hymenocallis x festalis ‘Zwanenburg’ Primrose Spider Lily (Bulb)

Hymenocallis x festalis Spider Lily (Bulb)

Hymenosporum flavum, Australian Frangipani, Sweetshade (tree)

Illicium Floridanum

Jasmine molle

Jasminum Azoricum

Jasminum humile, Italian/Yellow Jasmine

Jasminum officinale, Poet’s Jasmine

Jasminum polyanthum, Pink/Winter Jasmine

Jasminum Sambac Flore Plena

Jasminum Sambac, Belle of India

Jasminum Sambac, Grand Duke

Jasminum Sambac, Maid of Orleans

Jasminum x stephanense, Stephan Jasmine

Lathyrus odoratus, Sweet Pea (Annual)

Laurus nobilis, Grecian Bay Laurel (tree)

Lavandula, Lavenders (many)

Lepechinia hastata, Baja Pitcher Sage

Leptospermum petersonii,  Lemon-scented Tea Tree (tree)

Lillium "Le Reve"

Lobularia maritima, Sweet Alyssum (Self-sowing Annual)

Lonicera

Lonicera japonica

Luculia intermedia/pinceana-Luculia

Luculia pinceana/intermedia/gratissimus

Madame Isaac Pereire, Antique Rose

Magnolia ‘Timeless Beauty’ (tree)

Magnolia grandiflora, Southern Magnolia (tree)

Magnolia hypoleuca

Magnolia salicifolia ‘Kockanakee’ (tree)

Magnolia salicifolia ‘W.B. Clarke’ (tree)

Magnolia seiboldii, Oyama Magnolia

Magnolia stellata, Star Magnolia

Magnolia Virginiana

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Ballerina’ (tree)

Magnolia x loebneri ‘Spring Snow’ (tree)

Magnolia x stellata ‘Royal Star’ (tree)

Magnolia x stellata ‘Waterlily’ (tree)

Magnolia x wieseneri

Mandevilla laxa

Matthiola incana, Stock (Annual)

Matthiola longipetala bicornis, Evening-scented Stock (Annual)

Melanoselinum decipiens

Michelia champaca

Michelia chapensis

Michelia doltsopa 

Michelia figo, Banana Shrub

Michelia Wilsonii (sinensis)

Michelia x alba

Michelia x foggii ‘Jack Fogg’ (tree)

Milletia reticulata

Mirabilis, Four o'clocks

Mitriostigma Axillare or African Gardenia

Montanoa grandiflora,

Narcissus jonquilla ‘Kinglet’,
‘Sweetness’, ‘Vireo’Jonquil (Bulb)

Narcissus papyraceus, Paper Whites (Bulb)

Narcissus tazetta, Narcissus (Bulb)

Narcissus x odorus, Campernelle Jonquil (Bulb)

Nicotiana alata

Nicotiana sylvestris

Orchid Vanda merillii

Osmanthus fragrans, Sweet Olive

Passiflora Alata “Ruby Glow”

Passiflora belotti

Passiflora colinvauxii (honeysuckle fragrance)

Passiflora helleri

Passiflora Incense

Passiflora serratodigitata

Passiflora sprucei

Pelargonium , Scented Geraniums (all*) --

Pelargonium ‘Filicifolium’  Balsam

Pelargonium ‘Tutti-Fruiti’ Tutti-Fruiti

Pelargonium capitatum ‘Attar of Roses’ Old Rose

Pelargonium crispum ‘Peach Cream’ Peach

Pelargonium crispum ‘Prince of Orange’
Orange

Pelargonium crispum Lemon

Pelargonium graveolens ‘Rober’s Lemon Rose’ Lemon-rose

Pelargonium graveolens Rose

Pelargonium grossularioides Coconut

Pelargonium nervosum ‘Torento’ Ginger

Pelargonium nervosum Lime

Pelargonium odoratissimum, Apple

Pelargonium quercifolium, Pelargonium Almond

Pelargonium scabrum ‘M. Ninon’ Apricot

Pelargonium scarboravia Strawberry

Pelargonium tomentosum ‘Chocolate Joy’ Chocolate-mint

Pelargonium tomentosum Peppermint

Pelargonium x fragrans ‘Nutmeg’ Nutmeg

Pelargonium x fragrans ‘Old Spice’ Old Spice

Philadelphus ‘Fallbrook’,
‘Galahad’ Mock Orange

Philadelphus microphyllus Small-leaved Mock Orange

Philadelphus x virginalis ‘Glacier’ Dwarf Mock Orange

Pittosporum tobira Japanese Mock Orange

Pittosporum tobira Mock Orange

Pittosporum undulatum, Victorian Box

Plumeria (tree)

Polianthes tuberosa, Tuberose (Bulb)

Portulandia grandiflora

Primula florindae, the Tibetan Primrose

Prospero & Golden Celebration - David Austin Roses

Psoralea pinnata

Quisqualia indica, Rangoon Creeper

Reseda odorata Mignonette  (Annual)

Rhododendron atlanticum fragrance of gardenia and clove

Ribes aureum, Golden Currant 

Rosas Typhoo Tea

Rose, (The Apothecary Rose; deep pink)

Rose, Angel Face (floribunda; mauve)

Rose, Apricot Nectar (floribunda; apricot blend)

Rose, Arizona (grandiflora; orange blend)

Rose, Betty Prior (floribunda; medium pink)

Rose, Buff Beauty (Hybrid Musk; apricot blend)

Rose, Cathedral (floribunda; apricot blend)

Rose, Chinatown (floribunda; deep yellow)

Rose, Chrysler Imperial (HT; also cl.; crimson)

Rose, Command Performance (HT; orange-red)

Rose, Comte de Chambord (Portland;
pink blend)

Rose, Crimson Glory (HT; also cl.; crimson)

Rose, Dainty Bess (HT; light pink; single)

Rose, Double Delight (HT; red-white bicolor)

Rose, Electron (HT; deep pink)

Rose, Etoile de Holland (HT; also cl.; crimson)

Rose, Evelyn (English; apricot-pink blend)

Rose, Fashion (floribunda; orange-pink blend)

Rose, Fragrant Cloud (HT; coral red-orange blend)

Rose, Fragrant Hour (HT; orange-pink blend)

Rose, François Dubreuil (Tea; dark red)

Rose, Friendship (HT; deep pink)

Rose, Granada/Donatella (HT; red-yellow blend)

Rose, High Hopes (climber; med. pink)

Rose, Intrigue (floribunda; mauve blend)

Rose, Ispahan (Damask; medium pink)

Rose, Jacques Cartier (Portland;
light pink)

Rose, Jadis (HT; pink)

Rose, Just Joey (HT, orange blend)

Rose, Lemon Spice (HT; pale yellow)

Rose, Love (Gr.; red blend)

Rose, Marechal Niel (cl. Noisette; softest yellow)

Rose, Mirandy (HT; garnet red)

Rose, Mister Lincoln (HT; dark red)

Rose, Nuage Parfumé (HT; also cl.; coral-orange-red blend)

Rose, Oklahoma (HT; deep red)

Rose, Papa Meilland (HT; deep crimson)

Rose, Perfume Delight (HT; medium pink)

Rose, Rosa gallica officinalis/duplex

Rose, Rosa gallica versicolor (Gallica; striped pink)

Rose, Rosa x damascena bifera (Damask, Rose of Castile; m. pink)

Rose, Royal Amethyst (HT; lavender)

Rose, Saratoga (floribunda; white)

Rose, Sheer Bliss (HT; white/pink blend)

Rose, Simplicity (floribunda; light pink)

Rose, Spanish Sun (floribunda; deep yellow)

Rose, Spartan (floribunda; orange-red blend)

Rose, Sunsprite (floribunda; deep yellow)

Rose, Sutter’s Gold (HT; orange blend)

Rose, Sweet Surrender (HT; silvery med. pink)

Rose, Tiffany (HT; pink blend)

Rose, White Lightnin’ (GR; white)

Rose, Wild Spice (shrub)

Rosmarinus officinalis

Salvia clevelandii

Salvia clevelandii 'Aromas'

Salvia clevelandii/Cleveland Sage

Salvia elegans, Pineapple Sage

Salvia melissodora Grape-scented Sage

Sarcococca Hookeriana Humilis

Sarcococca rustifolia

Scentimental, Hybrid Tea

Solandra maxima

Sombreuil climbing antique

Stephanotis floribunda

Sweet Afton

Sweet Chariot - miniature "hanging basket" rose

Syringa microphylla 'Superba'

Tagetes nelsonii, Citrus Marigold

Telosma cordata, Pakalana Vine

Thornless Honey Locust-Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis

Tilia cordata, Little Leaf Linden

Trachelospermum jasminoides, Star Jasmine

Ugni molinae, Chilean Guava

Umbellularia californica California Bay Laurel (tree)

Verbena x hybrida ‘Defiance,’
Defiance Verbena

Viburnum carlesi 'Compactum'

Viburnum Carlesii (clove scent)

Viburnum, Korean Spice

Viola Odora

Weigela florida 'Variegata nana'

Wild clover, Melilotus alba

Wintersweet, Chimonanthus praecox

Wisteria