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Your favourite flowers for scent? Not roses, lavender or sweetpeas

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Koulibiak · 11/12/2025 14:36

I’m looking for recommendations for scented flowers for my garden, beyond the usual roses, lavender and sweetpeas. Last year I sowed nicotianas, which smelled divine of an evening. Can anything top that? Or would provide similar scent but in the morning? Ideally something I can grow from seed, but I am open minded. I already have star Jasmine, brugmansias, a daphne, sweetpeas and scented leaf pelargoniums. Thank you 🙏

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CerseisWig · 05/06/2026 12:39

Following as moving soon and want some nice scented plants and flowers when I do move.

mistlethrush · 07/07/2026 18:04

I like shrubs as they usually don't need watering. I've just bought a beautiful philladelphus. I'm looking out for a daphne (but I'm after a small one). Winter box and winter honeysuckle are both lovely too.

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