Smelly flowers & plants

Hi @alana , I find it funny that you lump Salvia together as one. There are many different scented leaf Salvias ranging from strong and pungent to the fruity. Surely there are one or two you like, or is it a case of I've tried one and don't like it.

 

Love choisya smell.
Salvias vary enormously.......
I guess scent is very subjective .......I like ribes in the spring but some describe it unflatteringly

 

Yes I'm with you on that Verdon..many say both smell of cat P yet it brings back wonderful memories of primary school for me.

 

Choisya is a lovely foliage plant and wouldn't be without it in the garden but the smell is not to my taste.
Salvias do nothing for me and I know there are lots of members this site who will jump to their defence but I find the flowers are a peculiar shape and the smell too pungent. I have two salvias that I left to their own devices and I think they've come back to haunt me. No care or nurturing and they are thriving and smelly.

 

Blimey, what sort of school was that?
As a kid I really disliked the smell of hawthorn but now find it fresh and look forward to it in the forest.

 

Another pungent smell is the privet flower and one pink hardy geranium I used to have had an unpleasant smell when touched. I've replaced that stinker with a lemon scented one.

 

I forgot about privet, we had one 10 feet tall and lots of flowers, another fresh smell to me.
Honeysuckle is powerful after a sunny day and mixed with night scented stock goes well with a G&T.

 

For me, to go into the garden on an evening ( especially after rain ), the best scents are from my collection of Dianthus ( around 50 all different, Pinks, Carnations, Sweet Williams and original wild Species giving flowers for around 10 months of the year ) and Lilies ( around 100 different, giving flowers from May through to October ).