Fragrant Annuals
Provide Beauty And Scent

Most gardens are visually pleasing, fragrant annuals go one step further and provide not only a visual impact but also an aromatic sensory experience.

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Aromatic oil travels inside a plant in pretty much the same way our blood travels through our bodies. A plant breaths through tiny minute opening in its leaves. When the holes are open, scent from the oil is dispersed.
Pigment that gives flowers their deep, brilliant coloring tends to block and sometimes completely stops the oil from being released. The darker the pigment, the less fragrant the flower.
You may not have even realized it, but light and white colored annual flowers tend to have the most fragrance.

Fragrant Annual Flowers

Cheiranthus Cheiri (Wallflower)	Matthiola Bicornis (Stock)
Datura (angel trumpet)	Matthiola Incana (Stock)
Dolichos Lablab (Hyacinth Bean)	Mentzella Decapetala (Mentzelia)
Dyssodia Tenuiloba (Dahlberg Daisy)	Mentzella Laevicaulis (Blazing Star)
Erysimum Perofskianum (Wallflower)	Mirabilis Jalapa (Four-O'-Clock)
Exacum Affine (German Violet)	Nicotiana Alata (Jasmine Tobacco)
Heliotropium Arborescens (Heliotrope)	Nicotiana Sylvestris (Woodland Tobacco)
Iberis Amara (Candytuft)	Ocimum Basilicum (Sweet Basil)
Iberis Odorata (Candytuft)	Oenothera Biennis (Evening Primrose)
Ipomoea Alba (Moonflower)	Oenothera Erythrosepala (Primrose)
Lagenaria Siceraria (Calabash Gourd)	Omphalodes Linifolia (Navelwort)
Lathyrus Odoratus 'Bijou Mixed' (Sweet Pea)	Reseda Odorata (Mignonette)
Lathyrus Odoratus 'Royal Family' (Sweet Pea)	Verbascum Bombyciferum (Mullein)
Lobularia Maritima (Sweet Alyssum)	Viola Tricolor (Johnny-jump-up)

Using Fragrance In Your Garden

Plant fragrant annuals under windows, along walkways and near patios to get the most enjoyment from them.
Placing the fragrant plants in an area that is protected from the wind will keep the fragrance more concentrated than if you place the plants in an open area. The wind will dilute the scent.

Off-White Petunias will provide an abundance of fragrance in the evening hours making them a great addition to decks and patios when you are entertaining in the evening.
Angel Trumpet will also be a nice addition to your patio. Be careful with this plant as most parts are extremely poisonous.