Scentual Garden plants

The Scentual Garden plants list

Lilium regale, fragrant hostas, Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’

Lilium regale

Arisaema candidissimum

Heliotropium arborescens

Franklinia alatamaha with honey bee

Monarda and pipevine swallowtail

Monarch butterfly on goldenrod

Tomato with tomato hornworm

Braconid wasp

English rose “Scepter’d Isle’

Epiphyllum oxypetalum, night-blooming cereus

Agastache feonoclium, anise hyssop with garlic

Fragant categories: Animalic, Balsamic/Resinous, Floral/Sweet, Fruity, Heavy, Herbal Green, Honey, Indolic, Medicinal, Rose, Spice

Fritillaria persica

Symplocarpus foetidus, Eastern skunk cabbage

Lysichiton americanum, Western skunk cabbage

Lysichiton camtschatcensis, Japanese skunk cabbage

Buxus varieties, boxwoods

Ginkgo biloba

Stapelia gigantea, carrion flower, starfishflower

Amorphophallus titanum, corpse flower

Vanilla planifolia, vanilla; Actea simplex ‘Hillside Black Beauty’

Koelreuteria paniculata, golden rain tree

Prunus mume, flowering apricot

Prunus x yedoensis, Yoshino cherry

Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Marioka Weeping’, weeping Katsura

Juniperus virginiana ‘Taylor’

Abies koreana ‘Hortsmann’s Silberlocke’

Cymbopogon zizaniodes, vetiver

Rosmarinus varieties

Myrica pensylvanica, bayberry

Lemony scents

Pelargonium ‘Cy’s Sunburst’, Assorted Pelargoniums

Magnolia sieboldii

1. ‘Lois’, M. ‘Butterflies’

Magnolia grandiflora ‘Kay Pariss’

1. grandiflora ‘Bracken’s Brown Beauty’
2. g. ‘Edith Bogue’

Salvia splendens, pineapple sage, Centratherum punctatum, Brazilian bachelor’s button, pineapple thistle

Franklinia alatamaha, Benjamin Franklin tree

Passiflora caerulea; P. incarnata, maypop

Freesia hybrids

Tulipa ‘Prinses Irene’

Calycanthus ‘Venus’, C. ‘Athens’, C. sinensis, Calycanthus floridus

Calycanthus floridus, Carolina allspice

Calycanthus floridus ‘Athens’

Bearded iris

Pseudocydonia sinensis, Chinese quince

Magnolia figo, banana shrub

Citrus varieties, Poncirus trifoliata

Hyacinthus orientalis varieties

Gardenia jasminoides

Phlox paniculata, garden phlox

Lilium regale, regal lily

Datura species, hybrids, Devil’s trumpet

Anise-scented, licorice-scented

Agastache species, hyssop

Lavandula selections

Thymus ‘David Baird’, Oreganum species and selections

Monarda fistulosa, Oswego tea

Monarda didyma selections, bee balm

Wisteria floribunda ‘Longissima Alba’

Lobularia maritima, sweet alyssum; Itea virginica Virginia spweet spire

Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’, C. nocturnum, night-blooming jasmine

Robinia pseudoacacia, black locust

Hoya publicalyx ‘Royal Hawaiian Purple’; Hoya carnosa, wax plant

Hoya kerrii

Hylotelephium telephium (sedum), Sedum ternatum

Tilia americana, linden

Tilia cordata, European little-leaf linden

Spiraea thunbergii ‘Ogon’

Citrus flowers

Paperwhite narcissus

Narcissus ‘Geranium’

Asclepias syrica, milkweed, A. incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’, swamp milkweed

Jasminum polyanthum, winter jasmine; Jasminum nitidum

Medicinal plants, Eucalyptus cinerea, silver dollar tree

Salvia officinalis, culinary sage, S. sclarea, clary sage

Mentha species and relatives – square stems

Plectranthus varieties

Symphyotrichum (Aster) oblongifolium ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ (Greenwood Gardens)

Tanacetum vulgare, tansy; Chrysanthemum hybrids

Nepeta hybrids, catmint

Gaulthera procumbens, wingergreen; Epiphyllum oxypetalum, night-blooming cereus

Laurus nobilis, bay laurel

Myrtus communis, myrtle

Long-stem red roses

English rose ‘Graham Thomas’

Rosa ‘Constance Spry’

Floribunda rose ‘Julia Child’

Ginger root

Turmeric

Rudbeckia varieties, R. ‘Sunrise’

Dianthus hybrids, cottage pinks

Ribes odoratum, clove currant

Petunia hybrid, Brunsfelsia grandiflora

Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Mohawk’

Daphne hybrids; D. x transatlantica

Daphne odora ‘Aureomarginata’, winter Daphne

Edgeworthia chrysantha, paperbush

Rhododendron ‘Late Date’

1. viscosum
2. ‘Fragrantissimum’; R. Exbury hybrid

Geranium machrorhizum, big-root geranium

Juglans nigra, black walnut

Maclura pomnifera, Osage orange, hedgeapple

Fragrant peonies

Fragrant peonies: ‘Festiva Maxima’, Duchesse de Nemours’, ‘Monsieur Jules Elle’, ‘Karl Rosenfeld’

Intersectional hybrid peony ‘High Noon’

Primula veris, cowslip

Convallaria majalis species and varieties

Convallaria majalis ‘Albostriata’

Corylopsis species, winter Hazel

Hamamelis species and hybrids, witch hazel

1. virginiana, H. ‘Rochester’

Lonicera japonica ‘Halliana’, Hall’s honeysuckle

1. periclymenum ‘Scensation’, L. x heckrotii ‘Gold Flame’, L. periclymenum ‘Peaches and Cream’

Lonicera fragrantissima, winter honeysuckle

Philadelphus species, mock orange; P. ‘Belle Etoile’

Hemerocallis, daylilies

1. H. ‘Yao Ming’; H. ‘Hyperion’

Hosta plantaginea; H. p. ‘Grandiflora’

Hosta ‘Holy Mole’

Nicotiana varieties, flowering tobacco

Viola odorata, Parma violets

Viola odorata ‘Comte de Brazza’

Jasminum grandiflorum

Rosa ‘Petite de Hollande’

Phlox paniculata, garden phlox

Syringa vulgaris ‘President Lincoln’; Syringa reticulata subsp. pekinensis

Clematis ‘Betty Corning’

Old Westbury Gardens

Wave Hill Dianthus

Ipomea alba, Moonflower; Manduca sexta, tomato hornworm

 

 

 

I’m pleased to present some of my favorite plants for different parts of the garden. There are shade plants, flowering perennials, shrubs, trees and even some indoor and tropical species and varieties. Those last categories may be some of what I call my “weird but lovable” pets. The photo above is of the easy-to-grow double bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Multiplex’), a spring ephemeral that blooms mid-spring. The blossoms of the single-flowered species do not last very long — just a couple of days.  But the double ones may last for more than a week (if the weather stays cool and wind is kind).

• For my list of plants to consider for a New Shade Garden, click here.

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