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Sweet scented

1 Reseda odorata
RESEDACEAE
mignonette
little darling
keen sweet perfume, a bit like raspberries Flowers Mild
2 Rhododendron arborescens
RHODODENDRACEAE
azalea very fragrant Flowers Strong
3 Rhododendron austrina
RHODODENDRACEAE
flame azelea delicate honeysuckle-like fragrance Flowers Faint
4 Rhododendron canescens
RHODODENDRACEAE
mountain azelea delicate honeysuckle-like fragrance Flowers Faint
5 Rhododendron nudiflora
RHODODENDRACEAE
pinxter flower delicate honeysuckle-like fragrance Flowers Faint
6 Rhododendron occidentalis
RHODODENDRACEAE
azalea fine fragrance Flowers Faint
7 Rhododendron serrulata
RHODODENDRACEAE
azalea delicate honeysuckle-like fragrance Flowers Faint
8 Rhododendron viscosa
RHODODENDRACEAE
white swamp honeysuckle fills the countryside with sweetness Flowers Overpowering
9 Robinia pseudoacacia
ROBINIACEAE
black locust
honey locust
scents the countryside Flowers Strong
10 Rochea odoratissima
pleasing fragrance Flowers Mild
11 Rondeletia odorata
sweet perfume Flowers Mild
12 Rosa alba
ROSACEAE
white rose very sweet Flowers Strong
13 Rosa arvensis
ROSACEAE
field rose uniquely sweet scent Flowers Mild
14 Rosa bracteata
ROSACEAE
Macartney rose lemon scented Flowers Mild
15 Rosa cathayensis
ROSACEAE
rose highly fragrant Flowers Strong
16 Rosa centifolia
ROSACEAE
hundred-leaved rose
cabbage rose
provence rose
unsurpassed rose fragrance Flowers Strong
17 Rosa damascena
ROSACEAE
damask rose grand fragrance Flowers Strong
18 Rosa gallica
ROSACEAE
French rose sweet fragrance increase with drying Flowers Mild
19 Rosa helenae
ROSACEAE
Mrs. Wilson rose perfumes the countryside Flowers Strong
20 Rosa laevigata
ROSACEAE
Cherokee rose rich gardenia-like fragrance Flowers Strong
21 Rosa rubiginosa
ROSACEAE
sweetbriar rose
eglantine rose
uncloyingly sweet leaves especially notable after a rain Leaves Mild
22 Rosa rugosa
ROSACEAE
rugosa rose
Japanese ramanas rose
shrub rose
sweetest of rose scents Flowers Strong
23 Roupellia grata
APOCYNACEAE
cream-fruit tree very fragrant Flowers Strong
24 Rubus nutkanus
thimbleberry deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
25 Ruta suaveolens
RUTACEAE
cowslip-like scent Flowers Mild
26 Salix alba var. vitellina
SALICACEAE
golden willow sweet fragrance Flowers Mild
27 Salvia rutilans
SALVIACEAE
sage pineapple scented Leaves Mild
28 Saponaria officinalis
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
soapwort
bouncing bet
lady-by-the-gate
chimney pink
sweet nighttime breath Flowers Mild
29 Saururus cernuus
SAURURACEAE
lizard's tail very agreeable fragrance Flowers Mild
30 Saxifraga wallacei
SAXIFRAGACEAE
deliciously fragrant Flowers Mild
31 Scabiosa atropurpurea
SCABIOSACEAE
pincushion flower
sweet scabious
mournful widow
Egyptian rose
sweet scabiosa
mourning bride
honey scented Flowers Mild
32 Schima wallichii
THEACEAE
very sweet scented Flowers Strong
33 Schinus molle
SCHINACEAE
Peruvian peppertree
California peppertree
fragrant in all its parts Whole plant Mild
34 Schizopetalon walkeri
SCHIZOPETACEAE
almond scent release at night Flowers Mild
35 Schrankia angustata
LEGUMINOSAE
sensitive brier hyacinth-like fragrance Flowers Mild
36 Schrankia uncinata
LEGUMINOSAE
sensitive brier hyacinth-like fragrance Flowers Mild
37 Scilla nutans
SCILLACEAE
English Bluebell honey like sweetness noticeable on damp days Flowers Mild
38 Sedum spurium
SEDACEAE
two-row stonecrop hay-like scent Flowers Mild
39 Silene noctiflora
SILENACEAE
night flowering silene
night flowering catchfly
night scented Flowers Mild
40 Silene nutans
SILENACEAE
Eurasian catchfly hyacinth scent emitted at night Flowers Mild
41 Solandra guttata
exceedingly fragrant Flowers Overpowering
42 Solanum xanti
SOLANACEAE
violet nightshade wild rose fragrance Flowers Mild
43 Sophora japonica
Japanese pagoda tree
scholar tree
Chinese scholar tree
honey scented Flowers Mild
44 Sophora secundiflora
mescal bean honey scented Flowers Mild
45 Spartium junceum
Spanish broom very sweet scented Flowers Strong
46 Spiraea millefolium
SPIRAEACEAE
pleasantly fragrant Leaves Mild
47 Spiraea ulmaria
SPIRAEACEAE
meadowsweet strong meadow scent, powerful and oppressive on still days Flowers Strong
48 Spiranthes romanzoffiana
lady's tresses scented of almonds Flowers Faint
49 Spiranthes spiralis
European lady's tresses very fragrant Flowers Strong
50 Stauntonia latifolia
LARDIZABALACEAE
powerful fragrance Flowers Strong
51 Stephanotis floribunda
ASCLEPIADACEAE
creeping tuberose exquisitely scented Flowers Mild
52 Styrax grandiflora
STYRACACEAE
sweetly fragrant Flowers Mild
53 Styrax obassia
STYRACACEAE
fragrant snowbell fragrant flowers. very fragrant Flowers Strong
54 Styrax officinalis
STYRACACEAE
storax very fragrant Flowers Strong
55 Symplocos tinctoria
SYMPLOCACEAE
sweetleaf
horse sugar
flowers are very fragrant; leaves are sweet tasting Flowers
Leaves
Strong
56 Syringa affinis
SYRINGACEAE
lilac agreeably scented Flowers Mild
57 Syringa microphylla
SYRINGACEAE
lilac agreeably scented Flowers Mild
58 Syringa oblata
SYRINGACEAE
lilac agreeably scented Flowers Mild
59 Syringa velutina
SYRINGACEAE
lilac agreeably scented Flowers Mild
60 Syringa vulgaris
SYRINGACEAE
dark purple French lilac very fragrant flowers. light, sweet, delicate perfume Flowers Faint
61 Syringa yunnanensis
SYRINGACEAE
lilac agreeably scented Flowers Mild
62 Tabernaemontana amygdalifolia
APOCYNACEAE
exceedingly sweet Flowers Overpowering
63 Tabernaemontana citrifolia
APOCYNACEAE
milkwood exceedingly sweet Flowers Overpowering
64 Tabernaemontana dichotoma
APOCYNACEAE
exceedingly sweet Flowers Overpowering
65 Tabernaemontana recurva
APOCYNACEAE
exceedingly sweet Flowers Overpowering
66 Tchihatchewia isatidea
CRUCIFERAE
exceedingly fragrant Flowers Overpowering
67 Tecophilaea cyno-crocea
TECOPHILAEACEAE
Chilean crocus pleasantly fragrant Flowers Mild
68 Thalictrum glaucum
THALICTRACEAE
light sweet new-mown hay scent Flowers Faint
69 Thevetia nereifolia
yellow oleander very fragrant Flowers Strong
70 Thlaspi rotundifolium
THLASPIACEAE
crucifer honey scented Flowers Mild
71 Thymus azoricus
tangerine scented Leaves Mild
72 Thymus citriodorus
lemon scented thyme lemon scented Leaves Mild
73 Thymus micans
pineapple scented Leaves Mild
74 Thymus nitidus
scented like lemon and rose geranium Leaves Faint
75 Thymus x citriodorus
lemon scented thyme lemon scented Leaves Mild
76 Tilia
TILIACEAE
basswood
linden
lime
powerful honey-scented fragrance noticeable from a distance Flowers Strong
77 Toddalia aculeata
lopez root strongly fragrant Flowers Strong
78 Torresia macrophylla
GRAMINEAE
California vanilla grass sweet vanilla scented Leaves Mild
79 Trachelospermum divaricatum
APOCYNACEAE
very sweet scented Flowers Strong
80 Trachelospermum jasminoides
APOCYNACEAE
Confederate jasmine
Malayan jasmine
star jasmine
delicate and delicious fragrance Flowers Faint
81 Trifolium pratense
red clover perfumed Flowers Mild
82 Trifolium repens
white clover perfumed Flowers Mild
83 Tripterygium regelii
fragrance of new-mown hay Flowers Mild
84 Tulipa australis
TULIPACEAE
tulip very fragrant Flowers Strong
85 Tulipa vitellina
TULIPACEAE
tulip aroma of oranges Flowers Mild
86 Tussilago fragrans
coltsfoot
winter heliotrope
heliotrope-like fragrance Flowers Mild
87 Utricularia cornuta
UTRICULARIACEAE
horned bladderwort most fragrant Flowers Strong
88 Valeriana celtica
VALERIANACEAE
valerian
spikenard
sweet scented. famous perfume of antiquity, smells like Roman chamomile and Flowers
Leaves
Strong
89 Vanda parishii
epiphytic orchid strong fragrance Flowers Strong
90 Vanda tricolor
epiphytic orchid vanilla scented Flowers Mild
91 Vanilla fragrans
VANILLACEAE
common vanilla the vanilla bean of commerce comes from this plant Berries Strong
92 Viburnum carlesii
VIBURNACEAE
Korean spice viburnum fragrant. exquisitely fragrant Flowers Strong
93 Viburnum fragrans
VIBURNACEAE
intense fragance of Heliotrope Flowers Strong
94 Viburnum lentago
VIBURNACEAE
nannyberry
wild raisin
sheepberry
lightly perfumed Flowers Faint
95 Victoria regia
waterlily night scented; fruity like pineapple; noticeable from a distance Flowers Mild
96 Viola canadensis
VIOLACEAE
lemon scented Flowers Mild
97 Viola odorata
VIOLACEAE
sweet violet famously fragrant through the centuries Flowers Strong
98 Vitis californica
VITACEAE
California wild grape
Western grape
exquisite fragrance Flowers Strong
99 Vitis cordifolia
VITACEAE
frost grape
chicken grape
exquisite fragrance Flowers Strong
100 Vitis vulpina
VITACEAE
river-bank grape exquisite fragrance Flowers Strong
101 Warscewiczella aromatica
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid very fragrant Flowers Strong
102 Warscewiczella wendlandi
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid very fragrant Flowers Strong
103 Whipplea modesta
HYDRANGEACEAE
common whipplea
modesty
honey scented Flowers Mild
104 Wisteria floribunda
Japanese wisteria
fuji
fragrant flowers. rich honey sweetness Flowers Strong
105 Wisteria sinensis 'Alba'
Chinese wisteria delicate honey sweetness Flowers Faint
106 Ximenia american
XIMENIACEAE
hog plum
tallow wood
very sweet scented Flowers Strong
107 Xolisma ferruginea
ERICACEAE
myrtle occasionally honey scented Flowers Faint
108 Xylobium hyacinthinum
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid hyacinth like fragrance Flowers Mild
109 Zanthoxylum americanum
ZANTHOXYLACEAE
pricklyash
toothache tree
exceedingly sweet scented Leaves Overpowering
110 Ziziphora tenuior
LABIATAE
mint like scent and taste Leaves Mild

Last reviewed November 01, 2004   

 

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