From the pages of Fine Gardening Magazine

15 Plants for Long-Lasting Fragrance

Place sweet-smelling plants where you can enjoy them throughout the growing season

Koreanspice viburnum
 
Koreanspice viburnum
Hyacinths
Hyacinth
Butterfly bush
Butterfly bush
Spring

1. Peonies (Paeonia spp. and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8)

2. Star magnolias (Magnolia stellata and cvs., Zones 5-9)

3. Lilacs (Syringa vulgaris cvs., Zones 4-8)

4. Koreanspice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii, Zones 5-8)

5. Hyacinths (Hyacinthus orientalis cvs., Zones 5-9)

6. Daffodils (Narcissus spp. and cvs., Zones 3-9)

Summer

7. Lavenders (Lavandula angustifolia cvs., Zones 5-9)

8. Catmints (Nepeta spp. and cvs., Zones 3-8)

9. Mock oranges (Philadelphus coronarius and cvs., Zones 4-9)

10. Roses (Rosa cvs., Zones 2-11)

Late summer

11. Butterfly bushes (Buddleia davidii cvs., Zones 5-9)

12. 'Fragrant Cloud' flowering tobacco (Nicotiana x sanderae 'Fragrant Cloud', Zones 10-11)

13. Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus cvs., annual)

14. 'Casa Blanca' Oriental lily (Lilium 'Casa Blanca', Zones 6-9)

15. 'Star Gazer' Oriental lily (Lilium 'Star Gazer', Zones 3-8)

Photos: Jennifer Brown, Kathy Diemer, Michelle Gervais

From Fine Gardening #88, pp. 68-71
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