I had a similar wish last year to have a fragrant patio and garden. Though I do have a garden beyond the patio and a separate paved area out of site to keep pots which are not in flower. Over the year I have got these plants in pots. I am writing these in order they flowered for me.
From start of year 2016
Winter honeysuckle: I have both Lonicera fragrantissima and Lonicera purpusii Winter Beauty. They were insignificant little plants with tiny little flowers when i bought them around Christmas but fragrance was good. They have been growing well and turning into monsters for their pots. Dont look great either, but if they really are going to flower in Dec/Jan on all thopse octopus branches then there will be nothing like those.
Winter Daphne: Delicate expensive beauties. I hate that I love them. Two odora 'Aureomarginata' died in exact same condition where four survived in pots. Also got Daphne 'Perfume Princess' in pots which seems stronger growing. They have unique smell. Cant describe it but more like Stocks.
Sarcococca: Sarcococca confusa has rounded growing habit and Sarcococca winter gem is more of upright with longer leaves. Both have nice neat growth. Flowers tiny but nicely fragrant and smell waft in air.
Hyacinth: Dont waft or may be it was too cold that time of year. They were lovely when brought cut flower indoor.
Daffodils and Narc.: I planted loads of those in pots. Didnt tag but I think they were geraniums, tahiti, replete, salome, thalia, SWCH, cheerfulness etc mostly from wilko. They have a different kind of fragrance. You may or may not like, but they do waft...
wallflowers: cloth of gold. Powder like perfume. Does waft in air. I did have more than pots though. I had put some in garden border next to patio.
sweet williams: Came right after wallflowers. Lovely and pretty. But I doubt a pot will be enough. I had put some in garden border next to patio.
sweet peas: I had started these in autumn in 8 tall tomato planters from wilko and supported them on large thin branches of tree pruning. They grew over 8 feet and even though i picked loads there were still many in plants.
deciduous azaleas: daviesii, lutem, northern hi lights, irene koster etc. Neat growing plants. Little lily like flowers, lovely fragrance but like peony, short season.
peony: I think it is lactiflora maxima. Smells like cosmetics, very unique fragrance, doesnt waft and short season though.
lilac pabilin: lovely fragrance but short season.
mock oranges: belle etoile, lovely fragrance but short season.
Jasmines: Trachelospermum jasminoides, star jasmine, looks a bit tatty but loads of lowers, wafts in air and good in pot and space saving as it gows vertical. Jasminum officinale Clotted Cream neat growing(actually growing way too much tbh) but not many flowers.
summer daphne: Nice little plant. Need to bend down to smell. They are more like jasmine than stocks.
Oriental liles: Stargazer and casablanca I think. Oh there is nothing like them. I planted 6 bulb each in two pots and they flowered like crazy and smell took over the patio. There is nothing like them.
nicotiana: It is 'fragrant cloud' from T&M which definately have fragrance and it wafts at night. Though I have it in garden bed, where i had sweet williams and not in pot.
David Austin Roses: They are lovely, they have shown amazing growth in just one season, fragrance wafts in air but they do need really big pots! negatives - they get rose balling and need a bit of support.
This is till date. In coming months I am looking forward to tuberose, Mignonette, datura, heliotrope and stocks to flower.
i have got other shrubs too in pots too but will eventually go to ground
I am such a forgetful person. I will remember more plants when i go back to garden in evening. One thing I have learnt is except for lilies, honeysuckle and Jasmine, you need more than one pot of any plant for noticeable fragrance. Those three can take over the place, may even make you go back indoors . Also the fragrant shrubs have to be atleast 3 feet high to make any impact.
I mean you can sit down and smell fragrance from all listed above but if you wish that you open the door, go to patio and relax on chair and fragrance embraces you, then you need a lot many flowers and plants. Also the fragrance is so much noticeable on a warm quiet humid day than that cold breezy winter one.
I agree with Hollie Hock, night-scented stock. It has the most heady, beguiling aroma and of course has the advantage of giving you fragrance at a time when the other flowers are not producing it.
I'm planning a new seating area to create next year and am making my list of sumptuous smells! As well as those previously mentioned (jasmine's my favourite) I'm going to include Chocolate Cosmos and the most arresting aroma of the Gertrude Jeckyll rose.
Thank you, Everybody. I am overwhelmed. A whole bunch of suggestions to go off and investigate. Sorry cannot stay long. On my way to the garden centre to check out your tips.
Chocolate Cosmos do look and smell like chocolate, really special dark colour and fragrance but they dont waft in air and have delicate branches. Not suitable for a clumsy gardener like me.
+1 for Gertrude Jeckyll. and if you like DA roses, Jude the Obscure is special too.
+ 1 for petunias
@plant Pauper, which pink lupin? Do you know name? I would love to have those.
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I had a similar wish last year to have a fragrant patio and garden. Though I do have a garden beyond the patio and a separate paved area out of site to keep pots which are not in flower. Over the year I have got these plants in pots. I am writing these in
order they flowered for me.
From start of year 2016
Winter honeysuckle: I have both Lonicera fragrantissima and Lonicera purpusii Winter Beauty. They were insignificant little plants with tiny little flowers when i bought them around Christmas but fragrance was good. They have been growing well and turning
into monsters for their pots. Dont look great either, but if they really are going to flower in Dec/Jan on all thopse octopus branches then there will be nothing like those.
Winter Daphne: Delicate expensive beauties. I hate that I love them. Two odora 'Aureomarginata' died in exact same condition where four survived in pots. Also got Daphne 'Perfume Princess' in pots which seems stronger growing. They have unique smell. Cant describe it but more like Stocks.
Sarcococca: Sarcococca confusa has rounded growing habit and Sarcococca winter gem is more of upright with longer leaves. Both have nice neat growth. Flowers tiny but nicely fragrant and smell waft in air.
Hyacinth: Dont waft or may be it was too cold that time of year. They were lovely when brought cut flower indoor.
Daffodils and Narc.: I planted loads of those in pots. Didnt tag but I think they were geraniums, tahiti, replete, salome, thalia, SWCH, cheerfulness etc mostly from wilko. They have a different kind of fragrance. You may or may not like, but they do waft...
wallflowers: cloth of gold. Powder like perfume. Does waft in air. I did have more than pots though. I had put some in garden border next to patio.
sweet williams: Came right after wallflowers. Lovely and pretty. But I doubt a pot will be enough. I had put some in garden border next to patio.
sweet peas: I had started these in autumn in 8 tall tomato planters from wilko and supported them on large thin branches of tree pruning. They grew over 8 feet and even though i picked loads there were still many in plants.
deciduous azaleas: daviesii, lutem, northern hi lights, irene koster etc. Neat growing plants. Little lily like flowers, lovely fragrance but like peony, short season.
peony: I think it is lactiflora maxima. Smells like cosmetics, very unique fragrance, doesnt waft and short season though.
lilac pabilin: lovely fragrance but short season.
mock oranges: belle etoile, lovely fragrance but short season.
Jasmines: Trachelospermum jasminoides, star jasmine, looks a bit tatty but loads of lowers, wafts in air and good in pot and space saving as it gows vertical. Jasminum officinale Clotted Cream neat growing(actually growing way too much tbh) but not many flowers.
summer daphne: Nice little plant. Need to bend down to smell. They are more like jasmine than stocks.
Oriental liles: Stargazer and casablanca I think. Oh there is nothing like them. I planted 6 bulb each in two pots and they flowered like crazy and smell took over the patio. There is nothing like them.
nicotiana: It is 'fragrant cloud' from T&M which definately have fragrance and it wafts at night. Though I have it in garden bed, where i had sweet williams and not in pot.
David Austin Roses: They are lovely, they have shown amazing growth in just one season, fragrance wafts in air but they do need really big pots! negatives - they get rose balling and need a bit of support.
This is till date. In coming months I am looking forward to tuberose, Mignonette, datura, heliotrope and stocks to flower.
i have got other shrubs too in pots too but will eventually go to ground
Last edited: 31 August 2016 09:40:14
oh forgot to mention fragrant foliage things like salvia and lavender. and i am trying carnations too.
I am such a forgetful person. I will remember more plants when i go back to garden in evening. One thing I have learnt is except for lilies, honeysuckle and Jasmine, you need more than one pot of any plant for noticeable fragrance. Those three can take over the place, may even make you go back indoors
. Also the fragrant shrubs have to be atleast 3 feet high to make any impact.
I mean you can sit down and smell fragrance from all listed above but if you wish that you open the door, go to patio and relax on chair and fragrance embraces you, then you need a lot many flowers and plants. Also the fragrance is so much noticeable on a warm quiet humid day than that cold breezy winter one.
I agree with Hollie Hock, night-scented stock. It has the most heady, beguiling aroma and of course has the advantage of giving you fragrance at a time when the other flowers are not producing it.
I'm planning a new seating area to create next year and am making my list of sumptuous smells! As well as those previously mentioned (jasmine's my favourite) I'm going to include Chocolate Cosmos and the most arresting aroma of the Gertrude Jeckyll rose.
Thank you, Everybody. I am overwhelmed. A whole bunch of suggestions to go off and investigate. Sorry cannot stay long. On my way to the garden centre to check out your tips.
Chocolate Cosmos do look and smell like chocolate, really special dark colour and fragrance but they dont waft in air and have delicate branches. Not suitable for a clumsy gardener like me.
+1 for Gertrude Jeckyll. and if you like DA roses, Jude the Obscure is special too.
+ 1 for petunias
@plant Pauper, which pink lupin? Do you know name? I would love to have those.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...