Red Sparkler Crabapple, Hosta plantaginea, oriental Lily's, plumeria, brugmansia

Smelling nursery plants got me in trouble years ago... lol

The one that hooked me was Brunfelsia ~ aka Yesterday, today & tomorrow.

KarenDA said:Passionflower vine, lilac, and last week I was in a nursery and smelled something called a paper tree. I have to get one!

That's edgeworthia

The BEST BEST fragrance to me ( you won't agree I bet ) is foam flower....not wanting across a yard... we need to be standing right there...but it is the CLEANEST, sweetest, freshest...fragrance...so so light...

pod said:Smelling nursery plants got me in trouble years ago... lol

The one that hooked me was Brunfelsia ~ aka Yesterday, today & tomorrow.

I have that one. Blooming its little heart out right now. As well as Princess of the Night. I had a Lady of the Night that died.

@DavidLMO you've got to share your secret of overwintering some of these amazing plants. Jasmines/Plumies/Brugs can survive during the winter months for me indoors but that's about it.

Much of it is trial and error. And lots of reading. And asking questions. Overall, experience is the best teacher. It is not all a piece of cake - I lose a few plants every winter. Last winter for example I killed an Adenium. This year so far I have killed a Kangaroo paws.

MISSINGROSIE said:

That's edgeworthia

Thanks MISSINGROSIE.. That is the one I was looking at but I could not find it on the Internet when I searched paper tree. Hubby is buying me one tomorrow for my birthday.

As I mentioned ...to me it is rather unattractive...except in bloom .... then it is strange appearing but the blooms are very sunny and springlike. ..I would not place it in a prime spot meant for visual interest... but along a deck or under a window... placed there ..oh man... or along a walkway that can support a tallish shrub .. keep in mind..it blooms in winter and so your windows not likely to be open

I would be thrilled if I could get a Brunfelsia to over winter for me!! A DOG friend in FL had share details one with me. I adored that fragrance!!! Sadly it died a premature death. I will pat myself on the back as, so far, the tropical Hibiscus and moonvine that I brought in last fall both are showing some new green growth after dropping all of their leaves.

I keep my Brunsfelsia indoors all the time.

DavidLMO said:I keep my Brunsfelsia indoors all the time.

Just thought about native Azaleas, like R. canescens. A nondescript plant except when the scented blooms are in action.
Pinxter Azalea (Rhododendron canescens)

Never seen that one. Most azaleas are non-descript except when in bloom. I'd like one with a scent. Is it sweet? Spicy?

I like rose, jasmine, boronia, and hyacinth.

Taqiyyah, I'm sorry, I don't have the ability to describe scents well at all.

Callisia fragrans is kind of gangly & awkward regarding the foliage, but one sniff of the blooms should be enough to get anyone hooked! They are on the plant for about half of the year, but not open every day. They sure are today!! LOVE this smell!

It is hard to imagine anything beating a hyacinth for scent... But maybe I'm missing some good plants.

Oooh yes, I can think of a lot of floral scents I personally like better than Hyacinth, which is no doubt a very good scent! Callisia fragrans is one of them!

Favorite tulip scent -