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Sweet scented

1 Earina mucronata
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid very sweet scented Flowers Strong
2 Echinocereus pectinatus
CACTACEAE
strongly fragrant Flowers Strong
3 Ehretia acuminata
EHRETIACEAE
honey scented Flowers Mild
4 Elaeagnus angustifolia
ELAEAGNACEAE
Russian olive
wild olive
oleaster
tree of paradise
highly perfumed Flowers Strong
5 Elsholtzia stauntonii
Staunton elsholtzia strong mint-like scent when crushed Leaves Strong
6 Encyclia odoratissima
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid very fragrant Flowers Strong
7 Epigaea repens
ERICACEAE
trailing arbutus delicious bitter almond scent Flowers Mild
8 Epilobium hirsutum
EPILOBIACEAE
codlins-and-cream
willow weed
acrid but agreeable scent of apples Flowers Mild
9 Epiphyllum crenatum
CACTACEAE
strongly fragrant Flowers Strong
10 Eremocitrus glauca
RUTACEAE
Australian desert lime
Australian desert kumquat
very fragrant Flowers Strong
11 Erica arborea
ERICACEAE
briar root
barberrry
tree heath
fragrant. penetrating sweetness Flowers Strong
12 Erica australis
ERICACEAE
Spanish heath scented. exceedingly fragrant Flowers Overpowering
13 Erica odorata
ERICACEAE
heather honeysuckle scented. honeysuckle scented Flowers Mild
14 Eriogonum compositum
ERIOGONACEAE
northern buckwheat honey scented Flowers Mild
15 Ervatamia coronaria
APOCYNACEAE
grape jasmine
Clavel de la India
East Indian rosebay
moonbeam
deliciously fragrant at night Flowers Mild
16 Erysimum asperum
ERYSIMACEAE
western wallflower very fragrant Flowers Strong
17 Erysimum spp.
ERYSIMACEAE
wallflower velvety, rich and deep perfume Flowers Mild
18 Erythronium californicum
ERYTHRONIACEAE
California fawnlily pronounced perfume Flowers Strong
19 Erythronium parviflorum
ERYTHRONIACEAE
trout lily exquisite perfume Flowers Strong
20 Eucharidium brewerii
ONAGRACEAE
nice fragrance Flowers Mild
21 Eucharis grandiflora
Amazon lily very fragrant Flowers Strong
22 Eugenia apiculata
shortleaf stopper deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
23 Euploca convolvulacea
BORAGINACEAE
wild heliotrope rich heliotrope-like fragrance Flowers Strong
24 Exacum affine
Persian violet very fragrant Flowers Strong
25 Fagopyrum esculentum
POLYGONACEAE
buckwheat perfumes the countryside when massed together Flowers Strong
26 Fothergilla gardeni
FOTHERGILLACEAE
the whole inflorescence is fragrant Flowers Strong
27 Fothergilla major
FOTHERGILLACEAE
mountain witchalder
large fothergilla
the whole inflorescence is fragrant Flowers Strong
28 Fothergilla monticola
FOTHERGILLACEAE
the whole inflorescence is fragrant Flowers Strong
29 Fothergilla parviflora
FOTHERGILLACEAE
the whole inflorescence is fragrant Flowers Strong
30 Fraxinus macropetala
FRAXINACEAE
flowering ash very fragrant Flowers Strong
31 Fraxinus mariesii
FRAXINACEAE
Maries' ash highly fragrant Flowers Strong
32 Freesia hybrida
IRIDACEAE
deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
33 Freesia refracta
IRIDACEAE
deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
34 Furcraea gigantea
AGAVACEAE
scent is freely emitted Flowers Strong
35 Galium triflorum
GALIACEAE
sweet scented bedstraw vanilla scented especially when drying Leaves Mild
36 Gardenia
GARDENIACEAE
gardenia
cape jasmine
jasmine-like scent Flowers Mild
37 Gaultheria fragrantissima
Indian wintergreen wintergreen-like oil extracted from the plant Oil Mild
38 Gaultheria procumbens
eastern teaberry
checkerberry
boxberry
partridge berry
wintergreen berry
teaberry
mountain tea
crushed leaves release their scent. flowers have a pleasant fragrance Leaves
Flowers
Mild
39 Gaura coccinea
scarlet gaura honeysuckle scented flowers. sweet and intense Flowers Mild
40 Gelsemium sempervirens
GELSEMIACEAE
evening trumpetflower
Carolina jasmine
yellow jasmine
gelsemium
wild jasmine
fragrant flowers. jasmine-like scent Flowers Mild
41 Genista fragrans
lemon verbena scent Flowers Mild
42 Genista hispanica
Spanish broom honey scented Flowers Mild
43 Genista monosperma
fragrant. strong fragrance fills the neighborhood Flowers Overpowering
44 Gethyllis
GETHYLLIDACEAE
deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
45 Gilia californica
POLEMONIACEAE
prickly phlox honey scented Flowers Mild
46 Gilia nivalis
POLEMONIACEAE
nice fragrance Flowers Mild
47 Gilia pungens
POLEMONIACEAE
prickly gilia very sweet scented Flowers Strong
48 Gladiolus tristis
GLADIOLACEAE
ever-flowering gladiolus night-flowering night-scented Flowers Mild
49 Habenaria albida
Newfoundland orchid strong vanilla scent Flowers Strong
50 Habenaria chlorantha
butterfly orchis richly scented at night Flowers Strong
51 Habenaria dilatata
perfumed like Syringa and clove pinks, the finest of orchid fragrances Flowers Strong
52 Habenaria leucophae
prairie orchid very sweet scented Flowers Strong
53 Haematoxylum campeachianum
LEGUMINOSAE
logwood
bloodwood tree
emits a delicious fragrance Flowers Mild
54 Hamiltonia suaveolens
RUBIACEAE
very sweet scented Flowers Strong
55 Hebenstretia comosa
HEBENSTRETIACEAE
very fragrant at night Flowers Strong
56 Hedychium coronarium
white garland lily very fragrant Flowers Strong
57 Hedychium gracile
perfumed Flowers Mild
58 Hedychium spicatum
ginger lily sweet fragrance especially towards evening Flowers Mild
59 Hedychium villosum
fragrant even when dreid Flowers Mild
60 Hedysarum coronarium
HEDYSARACEAE
sulla
French honeysuckle
honey sweet fragrance Flowers Mild
61 Helichrysum fragrans
HELICHRYSACEAE
agreeably scented Flowers Mild
62 Heliotropium peruvianum
HELIOTROPIACEAE
exquisite perfume said to be like cherry pie Flowers Strong
63 Helleborus odorus
HELLEBORACEAE
scented hellebore sweetly scented Flowers Mild
64 Hemerocallis 'Custard Lily'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily perfumed light fine fruity Flowers Mild
65 Hemerocallis 'Dr. Regal'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily light fine fruity Flowers Faint
66 Hemerocallis 'Golden Bell'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily light fine fruity Flowers Faint
67 Hemerocallis 'Yellow Queen'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily light fine fruity Flowers Faint
68 Hemerocallis citrina
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily very fragrant fruity Flowers Strong
69 Hemerocallis dumortieri
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily very fragrant fruity Flowers Strong
70 Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily very fragrant fruity Flowers Strong
71 Hepatica triloba
RANUNCULACEAE
occasional light aroma Flowers Faint
72 Hesperis fragrans
night scented Flowers Mild
73 Hesperis matronalis
dames rocket
sweet rocket
Dame's violet
queen's gilliflower
close sciences
wild phlox
the best of sweet nighttime perfumes Flowers Strong
74 Hesperis tristis
night scented Flowers Mild
75 Hierochloe borealis
GRAMINEAE
Northern Holy grass
sweet grass
Seneca grass
vanilla grass
Indian hay
sweet mown hay scent which lasts for years when dried Leaves Mild
76 Holboellia latifolia
very fragrant Flowers Strong
77 Hymenocallis caribaea
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Caribbean spiderlily strongly sweet scented Flowers Strong
78 Hymenocallis galvestonia
AMARYLLIDACEAE
spider lily strongly sweet scented Flowers Strong
79 Hymenocallis occidentalis
AMARYLLIDACEAE
spider lily fragrant flowers. strongly sweet scented Flowers Strong
80 Ilex yunnanensis
ILICACEAE
Yunnan holly agreeably scented Flowers Mild
81 Iris 'Caprice'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris flowers have smells like ripe grapes; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
82 Iris 'Cypriana'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris flowers are delicious and sweet; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
83 Iris 'Fairy'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris flowers have delicious odor; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
84 Iris 'Mandalay'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris flowers have cool tangy waterlily fragrance; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
85 Iris 'Queen Caterina'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris one of the most delightfully fragrant Irises; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant Flowers
Rhizomes
Strong
86 Iris arenaria
IRIDACEAE
vanilla scented Flowers Mild
87 Iris biliotti
IRIDACEAE
delightfully fragrant Flowers Mild
88 Iris graminea
IRIDACEAE
peach-like scent Flowers Mild
89 Iris hoogiana
IRIDACEAE
scented like tea rose Flowers Faint
90 Iris macrosiphon
IRIDACEAE
ground iris very sweet scented Flowers Strong
91 Iris persica
IRIDACEAE
delicious fragrance Flowers Mild
92 Iris sindjarensis
IRIDACEAE
vanilla scented Flowers Mild
93 Iris verna
IRIDACEAE
violet scented. delightful perfume Flowers Mild
94 Itea virginica
ITEACEAE
Virginia sweetspire
Virginia willow
scented like pond-lily Flowers Faint
95 Jaborosa integrifolia
springblossom very fragrant Flowers Strong
96 Jasminum grandiflorum
JASMINACEAE
Spanish jasmine deliciously scented Flowers Mild
97 Jasminum odoratissimum
JASMINACEAE
retains its fragrance long after dried Flowers Strong
98 Jasminum officinale
JASMINACEAE
jasmine deliciously scented Flowers Mild
99 Jasminum revolutum
JASMINACEAE
deliciously scented Flowers Mild
100 Jasminum sambac
JASMINACEAE
Arabian jasmine
sambac
powerful and refreshing scent Flowers Strong
101 Kaempferia galanga
ZINGIBERACEAE
galanga tubers are used in commercial perfumes Tubers Strong
102 Kaempferia rotunda
ZINGIBERACEAE
kaempferia most enchanting perfume fills the neighborhood Flowers Strong
103 Kerria japonica
Japanese rose
Japanese kerria
Jew's mallow
pleasingly fragrant Flowers Mild

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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