Are you ready to transform your garden into a fragrant paradise? Discover the best fragrant flowers that deserve a spot in your garden.
Heliotrope
Heliotrope is a pretty flower that performs best in fertile soil. It has dark green, wrinkled leaves and clusters of small purple flowers that can vary in appearance depending on the variety.
It grows in a bushy shape and looks nice all summer long, but it dies as soon as frost hits. Therefore, you should plant it after the final frost of spring in an area that gets a minimum of six hours of sunlight each day.
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Rose
Roses can fit into almost any type of garden, and they blossom a lot starting in early summer. They come in many colours like pink, peach, cream, white, yellow, gold, orange, and red.
They can grow in various forms, including regular bushes, climbing plants, and smaller shrubs. They won’t grow well in dry or very wet soil, and they don’t produce many blooms if they’re in the shade.
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Sweetshrub
Sweetshrubs are multi-stemmed shrubs that grow 3 to 9 feet tall and 6 to 12 feet wide, becoming shorter in full sun and taller in part shade. They grow in deep, moist soil at a moderate rate of 12 to 18 inches per year, but they grow slower in dry soil and full sun.
In spring, they produce dark, reddish brown to wine-red flowers that smell sweet and fruity. Sweetshrub leaves are large, dark green in summer, and they turn golden-yellow in fall before they drop.
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Gardenia
Gardenias are typically white and can be single, semi-double, or double. They grow best in full sun to partial shade, but it’s important to protect them from hot afternoon sun. They usually bloom from May to June. However, it’s worth noting that they are poisonous to pets and children.
Gardenias require moderate to high humidity and well-draining soil that is enriched with compost. For watering, they prefer their soil to be consistently moist, requiring about an inch of water per week.
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Conclusion
Filling your garden with fragrant flowers can create your own piece of paradise! Whether you choose heliotropes, roses, sweetshrubs, or gardenias, each bloom has its unique beauty and scent. Grab your gardening gloves, and let the magic transform your garden!
Resources:
- Fragrant Heliotrope (ilonasgarden.com)
- How to Plant and Grow Heliotrope (bhg.com)
- Roses / RHS Gardening
- Sweetshrub | Home HYPERLINK “https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/sweetshrub/”& HYPERLINK “https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/sweetshrub/” Garden Information Center (clemson.edu)
- Growing Gardenias: How to Care for Gardenia Plants | Garden Design
