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Sweet scented

1 Caesalpinia coriaria
CAESALPINIACEAE
divi divi
nacascolotl
delicious aroma Flowers Mild
2 Calamintha acinos
LABIATAE
fragrant and desirable Leaves Mild
3 Calamintha glabella
LABIATAE
fragrant and desirable Leaves Mild
4 Calamintha grandiflora
LABIATAE
mountain balm
ornamental savory
fragrant and desirable Leaves Mild
5 Calamintha officinalis
LABIATAE
mint-like fragrance Leaves Mild
6 Calycanthus floridus
CALYCANTHACEAE
sweetshrub
Carolina allspice
fruity smelling flowers,fragrant leaves. flowers have a very ripe pineapple Flowers
Leaves
Strong
7 Camellia sasanqua
CAMELLIACEAE
Sasanqua camellia sweet aroma when dried Leaves Mild
8 Camellia thea var. sinensis
CAMELLIACEAE
tea plant very fragrant Flowers Strong
9 Cassia fistula
CASSIACEAE
golden shower fragant Flowers Mild
10 Cassinia fulvida
COMPOSITAE
strong honey scent Flowers Strong
11 Catalpa speciosa
Northern catalpa
Western catalpa
very fragrant like sweet peas Flowers Strong
12 Cattleya trianaei
epiphytic orchid plum-scented in the morning Flowers Mild
13 Cedrus libani
CEDRACEAE
Cedar of Lebanon pleasantly scented leaves and wood Leaves
Wood
Mild
14 Celsia cretica
SCROPHULARIACEAE
Cretan mullein emits sweet fragrance Flowers Mild
15 Centaurea suaveolens
CENTAUREACEAE
sweet sultans most fragrant, best kept outdoors Flowers Overpowering
16 Centranthus ruber
VALERIANACEAE
red valerian
Jupiter's beard
fragrant flowers. honey-like scent Flowers Mild
17 Cerastium arvense
CERASTIACEAE
field chickweed honey scented Flowers Mild
18 Cereus grandiflorus
CEREACEAE
night scented Flowers Mild
19 Cerinthe minor
CERINTHACEAE
honeywort most sweet-scented species of the Cerinthe genus Flowers Strong
20 Cestrum aurantiacum
CESTRACEAE
orange jessamine very fragrant Flowers Strong
21 Cestrum diurnum
CESTRACEAE
day jasmine very fragrant Flowers Strong
22 Cestrum nocturnum
CESTRACEAE
night jessamine
night blooming jasmine
intensely sweet musk and Heliotrope scent at night. Flowers Mild
23 Chamaedorea fragrans
CHAMAEDOREACEAE
American palm rose-like scent Flowers Mild
24 Cheilanthes fragrans
CHEILANTHACEAE
lipfern scented like new-mown hay Leaves Faint
25 Cheiranthus
wallflower deliciously scented Flowers Mild
26 Cheiranthus 'Harper Crewe'
scented like Mignonette Flowers Faint
27 Chenopodium botrys
CHENOPODIACEAE
Jerusalem oak goosefoot
feather geranium
flowers are fragrant; leaves have a strong scent of new mown hay Flowers
Leaves
Strong
28 Chimaphila umbellata
ERICACEAE
prince's pine
pipsissewa
very sweet scented. deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
29 Chlidanthus fragrans
AMARYLLIDACEAE
agreeable perfume Flowers Mild
30 Cinchona
CINCHONACEAE
cinchona flowers are very fragrant; bark used for quinine Flowers
Bark
Strong
31 Cinna arundinacea
wood reed grass hay scented Leaves Mild
32 Citrus aurantifolia
CITRACEAE
lime flowers are deliciously scented; leaves have fragrant perfume Flowers
Leaves
Mild
33 Citrus aurantium
CITRACEAE
Seville orange
bitter orange
fragrant flowers. flowers and leaves are deliciously sweet scented; fruit ha Flowers
Leaves
Fruit
Mild
34 Citrus bergamia
CITRACEAE
Bergamot orange
bergamot
sweet essential oil Oil Mild
35 Citrus limonia
CITRACEAE
lemon rind and fruit are very fragrant Fruit Strong
36 Citrus noblis var. deliciosa
CITRACEAE
mandarin flowers have a delicately soft perfume; leaves are softly aromatic Flowers
Leaves
Faint
37 Citrus sinensis
CITRACEAE
sweet orange
Portugal orange
flowers are highly fragrant; leaves are highly fragrant Flowers
Leaves
Strong
38 Citrus taitensis
CITRACEAE
Otaheite orange very fragrant Flowers Strong
39 Clematis calycina
CLEMATIDACEAE
heliotrope-like fragrance Flowers Mild
40 Clematis flammula
CLEMATIDACEAE
fragrant virgin's bower scent of vanilla Flowers Faint
41 Clematis heracleaefolia
CLEMATIDACEAE
ripe greengage plum aroma Flowers Mild
42 Clematis montana
CLEMATIDACEAE
sweet perfume Flowers Mild
43 Clematis nutans
CLEMATIDACEAE
cowslip-like fragrance Flowers Mild
44 Clematis paniculata
CLEMATIDACEAE
climbing clematis penetrating vanilla scent Flowers Strong
45 Clematis recta
CLEMATIDACEAE
ground virgin's bower
bush clematis
ground clematis
vanilla-like scent Flowers Mild
46 Clematis rehderiana
CLEMATIDACEAE
scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
47 Clematis vitalba
CLEMATIDACEAE
evergreen clematis
RobinHood's fetter
love-bind
traveler's joy
white vine
greybeard
snow-in-harvest
old man's beard
smokewood
withywind
almond scented Flowers Mild
48 Cleomella angustifolia
CAPPARACEAE
narrowleaf rhombopod very fragrant Flowers Strong
49 Clerodendrum tricotomum
honeysuckle scented Flowers Mild
50 Clethra acuminata
CLETHRACEAE
mountain sweet pepperbush flowers are very fragrant; leaves emit a curious odor when bruised Flowers
Leaves
Strong
51 Clethra alnifolia
CLETHRACEAE
honey-sweet
sweet pepperbush
flowers are fragrant from afar; leaves emit a curious odor when bruised Flowers
Leaves
Overpowering
52 Clethra arborea
CLETHRACEAE
flowers are very fragrant; leaves emit a curious odor when bruised Flowers
Leaves
Strong
53 Clethra barbinervis
CLETHRACEAE
flowers are very fragrant; leaves emit a curious odor when bruised Flowers
Leaves
Strong
54 Clethra delavayi
CLETHRACEAE
flowers are finest fragrance of the Clethra genus; leaves emit a curious odor wh Flowers
Leaves
Mild
55 Clethra tomentosa
CLETHRACEAE
flowers are very fragrant; leaves emit a curious odor when bruised Flowers
Leaves
Strong
56 Cneoridium dumosum
RUTACEAE
bush rue very fragrant Flowers Strong
57 Coelogyne cristata
epiphytic orchid heavy banana-like smell Flowers Overpowering
58 Collinsonia canadensis
stoneroot
richweed
horse balm
strongly lemon-scented Flowers Strong
59 Convallaria majuscula
CONVALLARIACEAE
American lily of the valley strong, freely given scent Flowers Overpowering
60 Convolvulus arvensis
CONVOLVULACEAE
field bindweed
creeping Jenny
morning glory
devil'sguts
scented like heliotrope Flowers Faint
61 Cornus amomum
CORNACEAE
kinnikinnick
red-stemmed dogwood
inner bark is fragrant Bark Mild
62 Cornus nuttallii
CORNACEAE
Pacific dogwood
Western dogwood
honey-like fragrance Flowers Mild
63 Corydalis nobilis
CORYDALACEAE
heavy sweet odor Flowers Overpowering
64 Corylopsis gotoana
HAMAMELIDACEAE
winter hazel scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
65 Corylopsis pauciflora
HAMAMELIDACEAE
winter hazel fragrant flowers. scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
66 Corylopsis platypetala
HAMAMELIDACEAE
winter hazel scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
67 Corylopsis sinensis
HAMAMELIDACEAE
Chinese winter hazel fragrant flowers. scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
68 Corylopsis spicata
HAMAMELIDACEAE
winter hazel scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
69 Corylopsis veitchiana
HAMAMELIDACEAE
winter hazel scented like cowslip Flowers Faint
70 Corypha umbraculifera
CORYPHACEAE
fan palm powerfully scented Flowers Overpowering
71 Cotula coronopifolia
butter heads
brass buttons
lemon verbena and camphor scent when crushed Leaves Mild
72 Cowania stansburiana
ROSACEAE
cliff rose orange blossom scented Flowers Mild
73 Crataegus sinaica
Mount Sinai Thorn very sweet scented Flowers Strong
74 Crataegus tanacetifolia
Syrian hawberry very sweet scented Flowers Strong
75 Crinum amabile
CRINACEAE
powerfully scented Flowers Overpowering
76 Crinum americanum
CRINACEAE
seven sisters
American crinum
very fragrant Flowers Strong
77 Crinum powellii
CRINACEAE
delightful fragrance Flowers Mild
78 Crocus imperati
CROCACEAE
early crocus good scent Flowers Mild
79 Croton eluteria
CROTONACEAE
cascarilla
sweet bark
flowers are very fragrant; highly scented bark Flowers
Bark
Strong
80 Cuphea lanceolata
LYTHRACEAE
strongly fragrant Leaves Strong
81 Cupressus goveniana var. pygmaea
CUPRESSACEAE
cypress lemon scented when crushed Leaves Mild
82 Cupressus macrocarpa
CUPRESSACEAE
Monterey cypress lemon scented Leaves Mild
83 Curcuma zedoaria
CURCUMACEAE
zedoary
keshari
flowers have delicate fragrance; fragrant tubers Flowers
Tubers
Faint
84 Cyclamen europaeum
most fragrant of the Cyclamen genus Flowers Strong
85 Cycnoches chlorochilon
ORCHIDACEAE
swan orchid exceedingly fragrant Flowers Overpowering
86 Cymbidium mastersii
epiphytic orchid strong almond scent at night Flowers Strong
87 Cyperus articulatus
CYPERACEAE
jointed flatsedge
sedge
roots are used to make the drug adrue Roots Mild
88 Cyperus rotundus
CYPERACEAE
nutgrass
sedge
roots are used for perfumes and dyes Roots Mild
89 Cyperus scariosus
CYPERACEAE
sedge roots are used for perfumes and dyes Roots Mild
90 Cypripedium calceolus
CYPRIPEDIACEAE
lady's slipper fine fragrance Flowers Faint
91 Cypripedium pubescens
CYPRIPEDIACEAE
American valerian
lady's slipper
agreeably scented Flowers Mild
92 Cystopteris bulbifera
bulblet bladder fern exceedingly fragrant Leaves Overpowering
93 Cytisus alba
portugal broom delicate fragrance Flowers Faint
94 Cytisus andreanus
honey scented Flowers Mild
95 Cytisus scoparius
scotch broom honey scented from a distance Flowers Mild
96 Cytisus sulphureus
moonlight broom honey scented Flowers Mild
97 Dalbergia latifolia
Indian rosewood flower fragrance is freely emitted and noticable from a distance; scented wood Flowers
Wood
Overpowering
98 Daphne alpina
DAPHNACEAE
highly perfumed Flowers Strong
99 Daphne caucasica
DAPHNACEAE
richly fragrant Flowers Strong
100 Daphne mezereum
DAPHNACEAE
paradise plant
mezereon
heavenly sweetness at a distance. sweetness of a rare kind Flowers Mild
101 Daphne neapolitana
DAPHNACEAE
silky lilac sweetness Flowers Mild
102 Daphne odora
DAPHNACEAE
winter daphne strongly scented flowers. powerfully fragrant Flowers Overpowering
103 Daphne petraea
DAPHNACEAE
intoxicating fragrance Flowers Strong
104 Daphne pontica
DAPHNACEAE
highly fragrant at night Flowers Strong
105 Datura ceratocaula
DATURACEAE
thorn-apples heavily perfumed Flowers Overpowering
106 Datura cornucopia
DATURACEAE
horn of plenty heavily perfumed Flowers Overpowering
107 Datura meteloides
DATURACEAE
Tolguacha
thorn-apples
heavily fragrant. heavily perfumed Flowers Overpowering
108 Dendrobium glumaceum
like heliotrope in the morning; like lilac at night Flowers Mild
109 Dendrobium suavissimum
epiphytic orchid honey scented Flowers Mild
110 Dendrochilum glumaceum
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid powerfully scented Flowers Overpowering
111 Dendromecon rigida
PAPAVERACEAE
bush poppy fresh cucumber-like scent Flowers Mild
112 Dianthus fimbriatus
DIANTHACEAE
pink richly fragrant Flowers Strong
113 Dianthus fragrans
DIANTHACEAE
fragrant pink sweetly fragrant Flowers Mild
114 Dianthus gallicus
DIANTHACEAE
very superior scent Flowers Strong
115 Dianthus integar
DIANTHACEAE
very sweet Flowers Strong
116 Dianthus monspessulanus
DIANTHACEAE
sweet like Dianthus superbus Flowers Mild
117 Dianthus petraeus
DIANTHACEAE
sweet scented. rich scent Flowers Strong
118 Dianthus squarrosus
DIANTHACEAE
very sweet Flowers Strong
119 Dianthus sternbergii
DIANTHACEAE
very sweet Flowers Strong
120 Dianthus suavis
DIANTHACEAE
rich scent of orange blossoms Flowers Strong
121 Dianthus sundermani
DIANTHACEAE
jasmine-like scent Flowers Mild
122 Dianthus virgineus
DIANTHACEAE
powerfully scented Flowers Overpowering
123 Dicentra canadensis
squirrel corn pleasantly scented Flowers Mild
124 Dicentra cucularia
Dutchman's breeches pleasantly scented Flowers Mild
125 Dillenia indica
DILLENIACEAE
chulta highly fragrant Flowers Strong
126 Drimys winteri
DRIMYIDACEAE
Winter's bark flowers have jasmine-like scent; leaves are very pungent & peppery; bark scented Flowers
Leaves
Bark
Mild
127 Drynaria wildenovi
DRYNARIACEAE
fern hay scented Leaves Mild

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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