Pod no I do no find the colored ones fragrant at all. My white is very fragrant and the color ones I do not detect much fragrance. The color ones do stay open longer. The red stays open for a couple of days and the same for the yellow.
So your trade is fragrance or longer bloom.
I agree they are hard to winter I have found it easier to purchase the hanging pots and I have found a good area to hang it to winter indoors.
