Choosing Plants with Fragrant Flowers
Whether you are looking for fragrant flowering annuals, perennials, shrubs or vines, we have tips for selecting the most fragrant plants to incorporate into your garden design. If you’re short on space, many fragrant plants can be grown in containers and placed near seating areas where their scent can be fully enjoyed.
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12 Easy to Grow Fragrant Garden Plants
![]() Hyacinth Plant hyacinth bulbs in fall to enjoy flowers every spring. |
![]() Lily of the Valley Lily of the valley makes a fragrant groundcover for shady spaces. |
![]() Carnation Carnation’s clove-scented flowers are popular for cut bouquets. |
![]() Oriental Lily Lily’s big, exotic blooms produce an intensely sweet fragrance. |
![]() Sweet Pea Annual and perennial sweet pea varieties are available. |
![]() Stock Stocks are a favorite for adding fragrance to cut flower arrangements. |
![]() Heliotrope Heliotrope’s sweet-smelling flower clusters are loved by butterflies and other pollinators. |
![]() Sweet Alyssum Alyssum’s tiny flowers create a carpet of color and fragrance. |
![]() Petunia Put potted petunias near seating areas where their light scent can be enjoyed up close. |
![]() Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) Lilac is a classic scent for perfumes, toiletries and candles. |
![]() Fragrant Olive (Osmanthus fragrans) Plant fragrant olive shrubs near a deck or patio to create a fragrant space. |
![]() Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides) Gardenia flowers are a familiar sight and smell in Southern gardens. |
Plant Herbs to Add Fragrance to a Garden, Deck or Patio

Learn more about how you can incorporate herbs in your landscape or container garden in All About Growing Herbs.
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