Plants With Fragrant Flowers
| Botanical Name | Common Name(s) |
| Acacia baileyana | Golden Mimosa Tree |
| Bornonia megastigma | Brown Boronia |
| Bouvardia | Bouvardia |
| Buddeleia | Butterfly Bush |
| Carissa macrocarpa | Natal Plum |
| Cestrum nocturnum | Night Blooming Jessamine |
| Citrus species | Citrus |
| Clematis armandii | Evergreen Clematis |
| Cleyera japonica | Japanese Cleyera |
| Daphne odora | Winter Daphne |
| Dianthus species and cultivars | Carnation |
| Distictus laxiflora | Vanilla Trumpet Vine |
| Elaeagnus pungens | Silverberry / Silverthorn |
| Freesia | Freesia |
| Galium odoratum | Sweet Woodruff |
| Gardenia | Gardenia |
| Gelsemium sempervirens | False Jasmine, Evening Trumpetflower |
| Hedychium coronarium | White Ginger |
| Hedychium gardnerianum | Kahili Ginger |
| Heliotropium | Helitrope |
| Hyacinthus | Hyancinth |
| Hymenosporum flavum | Sweetshade |
| Jasminum species | Jasmine |
| Lathyrus odoratus | Sweet Pea |
| Lavandula species and cultivars | Lavender |
| Lilium species and cultivars | Lily |
| Lonicera species and cultivars | Honeysuckle |
| Magnolia grandiflora varieties | Southern Magnolia |
| Malus | Apple, Crabapple |
| Mandevillea laxa | Chilean Jasmine |
| Matthiola | Stock |
| Michelia doltsopa | Sweet Michelia |
| Michelia figo | Banana Shrub |
| Murraya paniculata | Orange Jessamine |
| Narcissus | Narcissus / Daffodil |
| Nemesia ‘Confetti’
Nieotiana Nicotiana alata |
Nemesia
Flowering Tobacco |
| Osmanthus fragrans | Sweet olive |
| Pelargonium species | Scented Geranium |
| Philadelphus species | Mock Orange |
| Plumeria | Fragipani |
| Polianthes tuberosa | Tuberose |
| Roses | See list of exceptionally fragrant roses below |
| Sarcococca humilis | Christmas Box or Sweet Box |
| Stephanotis floribunda | Madagascar Jasmine |
| Ternstroemia gymnanthera | Japanese Ternstroemia |
| Trachelospermum asiaticum | Asiatic Jasmine |
| Trachelospermum jasminoides | Star Jasmine |
| Viola Odorata | Violets |
| Wisteria | Wisteria |
| Zalusyanskia capensis | Night Phlox |
Fragrant Roses
Most roses have light to medium fragrance. The following roses have exceptionally strong fragrance.
Common Name and Classification*
| Angel Face FL |
| Bewitched HT |
| Blue Nile HT |
| Broadway HT |
| Double Delight HT |
| Fragrant Cloud HT |
| Fragrant Hour HT |
| Fragrant Plum GR |
| French Perfume HT |
| Gina Lollobridgida HT |
| Gruss an Aachen FL |
| Heirloom HT |
| Helena Renaissance SH |
| Intrigue FL |
| Jardins de Bagatelle HT |
| Judy Garland FL |
| Just Joey HT |
| Lagerfeld HT |
| Melody Parfumee GR |
| Miss All American Beauty HT |
| Mister Lincoln HT |
| New Zealand HT |
| Oklahoma HT |
| Paris de Yves St. Laurent HT |
| Perfume Delight HT |
| Scentimental FL |
| Secret HT |
| Sheer Bliss HT |
| Shocking Blue FL |
| Sonia Rykiel SH |
| Souvenir de la Malmaison OGR |
| Sutter’s Gold HT |
| Tiffany HT |
| Tropicana HT |
| Valencia HT |
| Voodoo HT |
* Pertinent Rose classifications: FL (Floribunda), GR (Grandiflor), HT (Hybrid Tea), OGR (Old Garden Rose), and SH (Shrub).
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