Fragrant Flowers And Plants For Heavenly Scented Home

There are many reasons to grow plants indoors – they clean the air, soften and infuse our decor with nature, and reduce the amount of stress we feel. There are a stunning array of leaf colors and textures to brighten spirits even on the shortest, dreariest winter days. But that’s not all: Pick carefully and they also provide scent – from rich and flowery to warm and spicy. Read on to discover some of our favorite fragrant indoor plants.

Some folks grow houseplants as a relaxing hobby or to add a decorative touch to a room. Houseplants bring the outdoors inside, improve the homes air quality and may be chosen for their blooms and fragrance. Introducing fragrant houseplants into the home décor can aid in eliminating the need for air fresheners, especially during the long winter months when a closed home can tend to smell a bit stale.

Lavender

There are hundreds of varieties of Lavender but we normally go for whatever the nursery has available and what smells the best. It’s basically drought tolerant and likes plenty of sun. It’s also important to remember to cut off the dead flowers–as you cut them off, the plant will be triggered to produce more! And even the dead blossoms keep their scent, so you can collect a bundle and keep it by your bed.

Scented Geranium

This is what I planted closest to the seating area on my deck so that anyone sitting close by would be enveloped with the subtle odor that comes from this plant’s leaves. Geraniums, in general, are easy to grow and scented ones are no different. They’re propogated easily (like succulents, they’ll often take just by cutting off a stalk and sticking it in some dirt). Plus there’s a huge selection: chocolate, citrus, mint, etc. are all strains you can find in a lot of nurseries.

Honeysuckle

Like Jasmine, Honeysuckle is a flowering vine that can give off a powerful odor. Some people find it too strong (for me Jasmine is too strong in the summer and makes me feel kind of light headed) but it’s super sweet fragrance and pretty flowers make for a great fence cover or trellis plant near an open window.

Gardenias

These I have literally never had any luck with. I buy them, they’re flowering, and then they never flower again. Eventually they die. but I know others who have had tremendous success and nothing beats the smell that comes from theose magical white blooms.

Mint

Mint is pretty much a magical plant for me. You can eat the leaves, drink the tea made from the leaves and you can’t really kill it (plant it in a separate container or away from other plants in the garden). As you brush against it in the garden it releases its scent, as you cut off leaves it releases scent and if you plant it in a place that is on the damp side it will grow like a weed. I like having some by the front door.

Of course there are roses and freesias and jasmine and basil and rosemary, the list goes on and on with plants that have amazing scents. Do you have a favorite?