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Sweet scented
1
Earina mucronata
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid
very sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
2
Echinocereus pectinatus
CACTACEAE
strongly fragrant
Flowers
Strong
3
Ehretia acuminata
EHRETIACEAE
honey scented
Flowers
Mild
4
Elaeagnus angustifolia
ELAEAGNACEAE
Russian olive
wild olive
oleaster
tree of paradise
highly perfumed
Flowers
Strong
5
Elsholtzia stauntonii
Staunton elsholtzia
strong mint-like scent when crushed
Leaves
Strong
6
Encyclia odoratissima
ORCHIDACEAE
epiphytic orchid
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
7
Epigaea repens
ERICACEAE
trailing arbutus
delicious bitter almond scent
Flowers
Mild
8
Epilobium hirsutum
EPILOBIACEAE
codlins-and-cream
willow weed
acrid but agreeable scent of apples
Flowers
Mild
9
Epiphyllum crenatum
CACTACEAE
strongly fragrant
Flowers
Strong
10
Eremocitrus glauca
RUTACEAE
Australian desert lime
Australian desert kumquat
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
11
Erica arborea
ERICACEAE
briar root
barberrry
tree heath
fragrant. penetrating sweetness
Flowers
Strong
12
Erica australis
ERICACEAE
Spanish heath
scented. exceedingly fragrant
Flowers
Overpowering
13
Erica odorata
ERICACEAE
heather
honeysuckle scented. honeysuckle scented
Flowers
Mild
14
Eriogonum compositum
ERIOGONACEAE
northern buckwheat
honey scented
Flowers
Mild
15
Ervatamia coronaria
APOCYNACEAE
grape jasmine
Clavel de la India
East Indian rosebay
moonbeam
deliciously fragrant at night
Flowers
Mild
16
Erysimum asperum
ERYSIMACEAE
western wallflower
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
17
Erysimum spp.
ERYSIMACEAE
wallflower
velvety, rich and deep perfume
Flowers
Mild
18
Erythronium californicum
ERYTHRONIACEAE
California fawnlily
pronounced perfume
Flowers
Strong
19
Erythronium parviflorum
ERYTHRONIACEAE
trout lily
exquisite perfume
Flowers
Strong
20
Eucharidium brewerii
ONAGRACEAE
nice fragrance
Flowers
Mild
21
Eucharis grandiflora
Amazon lily
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
22
Eugenia apiculata
shortleaf stopper
deliciously fragrant
Flowers
Mild
23
Euploca convolvulacea
BORAGINACEAE
wild heliotrope
rich heliotrope-like fragrance
Flowers
Strong
24
Exacum affine
Persian violet
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
25
Fagopyrum esculentum
POLYGONACEAE
buckwheat
perfumes the countryside when massed together
Flowers
Strong
26
Fothergilla gardeni
FOTHERGILLACEAE
the whole inflorescence is fragrant
Flowers
Strong
27
Fothergilla major
FOTHERGILLACEAE
mountain witchalder
large fothergilla
the whole inflorescence is fragrant
Flowers
Strong
28
Fothergilla monticola
FOTHERGILLACEAE
the whole inflorescence is fragrant
Flowers
Strong
29
Fothergilla parviflora
FOTHERGILLACEAE
the whole inflorescence is fragrant
Flowers
Strong
30
Fraxinus macropetala
FRAXINACEAE
flowering ash
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
31
Fraxinus mariesii
FRAXINACEAE
Maries' ash
highly fragrant
Flowers
Strong
32
Freesia hybrida
IRIDACEAE
deliciously fragrant
Flowers
Mild
33
Freesia refracta
IRIDACEAE
deliciously fragrant
Flowers
Mild
34
Furcraea gigantea
AGAVACEAE
scent is freely emitted
Flowers
Strong
35
Galium triflorum
GALIACEAE
sweet scented bedstraw
vanilla scented especially when drying
Leaves
Mild
36
Gardenia
GARDENIACEAE
gardenia
cape jasmine
jasmine-like scent
Flowers
Mild
37
Gaultheria fragrantissima
Indian wintergreen
wintergreen-like oil extracted from the plant
Oil
Mild
38
Gaultheria procumbens
eastern teaberry
checkerberry
boxberry
partridge berry
wintergreen berry
teaberry
mountain tea
crushed leaves release their scent. flowers have a pleasant fragrance
Leaves
Flowers
Mild
39
Gaura coccinea
scarlet gaura
honeysuckle scented flowers. sweet and intense
Flowers
Mild
40
Gelsemium sempervirens
GELSEMIACEAE
evening trumpetflower
Carolina jasmine
yellow jasmine
gelsemium
wild jasmine
fragrant flowers. jasmine-like scent
Flowers
Mild
41
Genista fragrans
lemon verbena scent
Flowers
Mild
42
Genista hispanica
Spanish broom
honey scented
Flowers
Mild
43
Genista monosperma
fragrant. strong fragrance fills the neighborhood
Flowers
Overpowering
44
Gethyllis
GETHYLLIDACEAE
deliciously fragrant
Flowers
Mild
45
Gilia californica
POLEMONIACEAE
prickly phlox
honey scented
Flowers
Mild
46
Gilia nivalis
POLEMONIACEAE
nice fragrance
Flowers
Mild
47
Gilia pungens
POLEMONIACEAE
prickly gilia
very sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
48
Gladiolus tristis
GLADIOLACEAE
ever-flowering gladiolus
night-flowering night-scented
Flowers
Mild
49
Habenaria albida
Newfoundland orchid
strong vanilla scent
Flowers
Strong
50
Habenaria chlorantha
butterfly orchis
richly scented at night
Flowers
Strong
51
Habenaria dilatata
perfumed like Syringa and clove pinks, the finest of orchid fragrances
Flowers
Strong
52
Habenaria leucophae
prairie orchid
very sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
53
Haematoxylum campeachianum
LEGUMINOSAE
logwood
bloodwood tree
emits a delicious fragrance
Flowers
Mild
54
Hamiltonia suaveolens
RUBIACEAE
very sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
55
Hebenstretia comosa
HEBENSTRETIACEAE
very fragrant at night
Flowers
Strong
56
Hedychium coronarium
white garland lily
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
57
Hedychium gracile
perfumed
Flowers
Mild
58
Hedychium spicatum
ginger lily
sweet fragrance especially towards evening
Flowers
Mild
59
Hedychium villosum
fragrant even when dreid
Flowers
Mild
60
Hedysarum coronarium
HEDYSARACEAE
sulla
French honeysuckle
honey sweet fragrance
Flowers
Mild
61
Helichrysum fragrans
HELICHRYSACEAE
agreeably scented
Flowers
Mild
62
Heliotropium peruvianum
HELIOTROPIACEAE
exquisite perfume said to be like cherry pie
Flowers
Strong
63
Helleborus odorus
HELLEBORACEAE
scented hellebore
sweetly scented
Flowers
Mild
64
Hemerocallis
'Custard Lily'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
perfumed light fine fruity
Flowers
Mild
65
Hemerocallis
'Dr. Regal'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
light fine fruity
Flowers
Faint
66
Hemerocallis
'Golden Bell'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
light fine fruity
Flowers
Faint
67
Hemerocallis
'Yellow Queen'
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
light fine fruity
Flowers
Faint
68
Hemerocallis citrina
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
very fragrant fruity
Flowers
Strong
69
Hemerocallis dumortieri
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
very fragrant fruity
Flowers
Strong
70
Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus
HEMEROCALLIDACEAE
daylily
very fragrant fruity
Flowers
Strong
71
Hepatica triloba
RANUNCULACEAE
occasional light aroma
Flowers
Faint
72
Hesperis fragrans
night scented
Flowers
Mild
73
Hesperis matronalis
dames rocket
sweet rocket
Dame's violet
queen's gilliflower
close sciences
wild phlox
the best of sweet nighttime perfumes
Flowers
Strong
74
Hesperis tristis
night scented
Flowers
Mild
75
Hierochloe borealis
GRAMINEAE
Northern Holy grass
sweet grass
Seneca grass
vanilla grass
Indian hay
sweet mown hay scent which lasts for years when dried
Leaves
Mild
76
Holboellia latifolia
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
77
Hymenocallis caribaea
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Caribbean spiderlily
strongly sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
78
Hymenocallis galvestonia
AMARYLLIDACEAE
spider lily
strongly sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
79
Hymenocallis occidentalis
AMARYLLIDACEAE
spider lily
fragrant flowers. strongly sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
80
Ilex yunnanensis
ILICACEAE
Yunnan holly
agreeably scented
Flowers
Mild
81
Iris
'Caprice'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris
flowers have smells like ripe grapes; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant
Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
82
Iris
'Cypriana'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris
flowers are delicious and sweet; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant
Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
83
Iris
'Fairy'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris
flowers have delicious odor; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant
Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
84
Iris
'Mandalay'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris
flowers have cool tangy waterlily fragrance; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant
Flowers
Rhizomes
Mild
85
Iris
'Queen Caterina'
IRIDACEAE
bearded iris
one of the most delightfully fragrant Irises; mature dried rhizomes are fragrant
Flowers
Rhizomes
Strong
86
Iris arenaria
IRIDACEAE
vanilla scented
Flowers
Mild
87
Iris biliotti
IRIDACEAE
delightfully fragrant
Flowers
Mild
88
Iris graminea
IRIDACEAE
peach-like scent
Flowers
Mild
89
Iris hoogiana
IRIDACEAE
scented like tea rose
Flowers
Faint
90
Iris macrosiphon
IRIDACEAE
ground iris
very sweet scented
Flowers
Strong
91
Iris persica
IRIDACEAE
delicious fragrance
Flowers
Mild
92
Iris sindjarensis
IRIDACEAE
vanilla scented
Flowers
Mild
93
Iris verna
IRIDACEAE
violet scented. delightful perfume
Flowers
Mild
94
Itea virginica
ITEACEAE
Virginia sweetspire
Virginia willow
scented like pond-lily
Flowers
Faint
95
Jaborosa integrifolia
springblossom
very fragrant
Flowers
Strong
96
Jasminum grandiflorum
JASMINACEAE
Spanish jasmine
deliciously scented
Flowers
Mild
97
Jasminum odoratissimum
JASMINACEAE
retains its fragrance long after dried
Flowers
Strong
98
Jasminum officinale
JASMINACEAE
jasmine
deliciously scented
Flowers
Mild
99
Jasminum revolutum
JASMINACEAE
deliciously scented
Flowers
Mild
100
Jasminum sambac
JASMINACEAE
Arabian jasmine
sambac
powerful and refreshing scent
Flowers
Strong
101
Kaempferia galanga
ZINGIBERACEAE
galanga
tubers are used in commercial perfumes
Tubers
Strong
102
Kaempferia rotunda
ZINGIBERACEAE
kaempferia
most enchanting perfume fills the neighborhood
Flowers
Strong
103
Kerria japonica
Japanese rose
Japanese kerria
Jew's mallow
pleasingly fragrant
Flowers
Mild
Last reviewed November 01, 2004
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