Highly scented indoor plants

I'd like to look into indoor scented plants with flowers. Any ideas? I know literally nothing about tropical plants but i would love some if its an option? It would be fun to grow from young as well.

My hosue smells of animals and insense sticks arent very good for little noses so this would be lovely! :D

 

Whiley wrong time of year for tropical plants light levels not very good but you can grow bulbs in pots that give off nice scents this time of year try hyacinths or narcissus crocus for a more subtle scent

 

Thank you both! Very much appriciated! Will have a nosey on the way back from doctors!

 

Take inspiration from the house deodorants : jasmin, rose, magnolia,lavender etc. and then in case you consider eliminating the smell from the source you should watch the programme "how clean is your house?" which is on channel 4 on wed evening and it gives you easy to follow and effective advise on how to eliminate the various odours.

 

try gardenia. it's a type of jasmin. it's famous for it's incredibly scented flowers...where one flower can fill a room with it's scent. i found it hard to believe till i went down to the garden centre. i could smell it when i went near the houseplants section. the scent led me too it. it has the most stunning and delicious scent a flower could ever offer you.

 

Oo sounds beautiful. I'll have a nosy for gardenia. Thank you.

 

Whiley - another suggestion that works for me, as well as jasmine, or stephanosus - is a plug in ioniser. You just leave it plugged in, and it consumers animal and smoker smells. Check out QVC where I got mine. They work for me.

 

Or if you are a bit short of cash for the plug in ones,then a lot of shops sell some really cheap free standing ones that give off nice smells.I have one in use at the moment which smells like Lily of the valley,though I also use the plug in ones.Just make sure you don't let them run dry

 

There have been a number of scares re plug-in air fresheners and ionisers. Some manufactures are saying its all nonsense and an "urban legend" created by geeks on the internet. However, the London Fire Brigade has warned against some. See

http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/fire_safety/recalls/detail.asp?id=5

i wouln't feel comfortable leaving one plugged in.

 

Spider plants are supposed to be good for cleaning the air. I have never used artificial air fresheners of any kind as I am suspicious of all the chemicals they contain.
Better a nice smelly plant any day

 

My mother threw out all her spider plants because she heard they gave out a chemical used for embalming! I use an oil burner when necessary. I hate spray freshners as they smell awful, I had one once that reminded me of Dyralite (which led to the feelings associated with that medicine)!

 

Anyone want any little spider plants? I have a few waiting for a good home! :D Don't know about how good they are at removing or masking smells - never really thought about that.....

PM or email me if you want one!!

 

No thanks :D :D