Fragrant Garden Plants
Fill your garden with scent. These aromatic plants perfume the air from spring through fall.
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Clear filtersAgastache
Agastache spp.
Angelica
Angelica archangelica
Aromatic Herbs
Various species (Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae families primarily)
Artemisia
Artemisia spp.
Azalea Northern Lights
Rhododendron × 'Northern Lights'
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Basil Genovese
Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese'
Bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica
Beach Rose
Rosa rugosa
Beach Rose Scabrosa
Rosa rugosa 'Scabrosa'
Beach Rose William Baffin
Rosa rugosa 'William Baffin'
Bee Balm
Monarda didyma
Blue Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis subsp. angustifolius
Buffaloberry
Shepherdia canadensis
Caraway
Carum carvi
Catmint
Nepeta × faassenii
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Chocolate Mint
Mentha × piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'
Cilantro
Coriandrum sativum
Cilantro Slow Bolt
Coriandrum sativum 'Slow Bolt'
Clethra
Clethra alnifolia
Clethra Ruby Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'
Clethra September Beauty
Clethra alnifolia 'September Beauty'
Clethra Vanilla Spice
Clethra alnifolia 'Vanilla Spice'
Coriander
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander Calypso
Coriandrum sativum 'Calypso'
Creeping Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Desert Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
Dill
Anethum graveolens
Elderberry Black Beauty
Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'
Elderberry Bob Gordon
Sambucus canadensis 'Bob Gordon'
Elderberry Nova
Sambucus nigra 'Nova'
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Hawthorn
Crataegus species
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
Lemon Balm
Melissa officinalis
Lemon Balm Aurea Compacta
Melissa officinalis 'Aurea Compacta'
Lemon Balm Variegata
Melissa officinalis 'Variegata'
Lilac
Syringa vulgaris
Lilac Dwarf Josée
Syringa meyeri 'Palibin'
Lilac Katherine Havemeyer
Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'
Lilac Sensation
Syringa vulgaris 'Sensation'
Lovage
Levisticum officinale
Mediterranean Drought-Tolerant Plants
Various species (Rosmarinus officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Thymus vulgaris, etc.)
Mint
Mentha spp.
Mock Orange
Philadelphus coronarius
Moroccan Mint
Mentha spicata var. crispa
Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
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