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Scented flowers
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Philomena Hughes
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Joined: 05 Jul 2008
Location: Newmarket Canada
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 4:00 pm Post subject: Scented flowers |
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I need everyones experience.
I want to grow a scented garden by which I mean flowers with the sort of perfume which you smell before you see them: like oriental lilies. Any suggestions ?
I am in Zone 5 just north of Toronto.
Thanks to all you enthusiastic gardeners
Phil
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stratsmom
Flower Fanatic
Joined: 23 Aug 2006
Location: Southern Oregon (Map)
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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Honeysuckle is pretty fragrant and so is mock orange!
I'm like you in that I LOVE the smell of blossoms. Those lucky folks down south have jasmine and gardenia and magnolia. Us cold weather gardeners aren't quite as lucky.
Deanna
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 2:38 am Post subject: |
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Don't forget Lilac's!
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dooley
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:44 am Post subject: |
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How about alyssum? It attracts bees and you can smell it way before you see it. dooley
(PS: Lobularia maritima (Sweet Alyssum))
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Netty
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 11:50 am Post subject: |
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A few more scented plants came to mind...Lavender, Stock, 4 O'clocks, Datura, and Heliotrope.
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Sjoerd
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playtime8978
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 12:37 pm Post subject: |
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night scented stocks give off the most wonderful fragrance
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Creative_1
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Joined: 15 Jul 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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| Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Antique roses
some lilies
lilacs
sweet autumn clematis
magnolia (lightly scented)
clethra (summersweet)
and even some azalea.
Russian sage and catmint both have leaves that smell spicy if you rub them.
Honeysuckle vine is also nice.
Up in zone 4, we have Star Magnolia (Magnolia stellata) that is hardy. 
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