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Sweet scented
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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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