Fragrant Plants
Gardening for Fragrance – Here you will find wonderful plants that will perfume your garden.Â
Pick fragrant flowers in the early morning or late afternoon – the volatile oils that carry the scent are evaporated by the sun. For the most intense experience of a flower’s fragrance, lean close and breathe lightly into it before inhaling. The heat and rush of air releases the fragrant oils. Fragrances seem to lose their scent after a few moments, but the flower hasn’t run out of perfume – rather, your olfactory system is saturated and you are numbed by the smell.
Don’t use chemical sprays on fragrant flowers in bloom – it can affect the scent.
Buddleia – Lilac Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Buddleia – Violet Cascade Butterfly Bush
2022 Shrub Of The Year. Ginormous weeping flowers. It's a tie, both Violet and Lilac Cascade are Shrub of the Year.
Salvia – Rose Marvel Sage
Brilliant blossoms. Has the largest flowers in its class.
Heliopsis – Bleeding Hearts Oxeye Sunflower
Parents are the Missouri native perennials.
Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle
Easy to grow Missouri native vine.
Salvia – Violet Profusion Sage
Its prolific blossoms just keep coming and coming all summer.
Syringa – New Age Lavender Lilac
Highly fragrant flowers on a small sized shrub.
Syringa – New Age White Lilac
Highly fragrant flowers on a small sized shrub.
Agastache – Rosie Posie Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbirds find it irresistible.
Amelanchier laevis, Allegheny Serviceberry
Showy multi-seasonal interest.
Asclepias sullivantii – Prairie Milkweed
Important food source for butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
Asclepias verticillata – Whorled Milkweed
Important food source for Monarch butterflies.
Buddleia – Grand Cascade Butterfly Bush
Ginormous flowers panicles slightly weep.
Buddleia – Prince Charming, Butterfly Bush
A flower color rarely seen.
Buddleia – Pugster Blue Butterfly Bush
Plump full-sized flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Periwinkle Butterfly Bush
Showy pinky-purple flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster Pink Butterfly Bush
Large pink flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Pugster White Butterfly Bush
Large white flowers on dwarf shrubs.
Buddleia – Queen of Hearts Butterfly Bush
A royal beauty.
Buddleia – Ruby Chip Butterfly Bush
Ruby pink flowers on petite sized shrubs. Adored by butterflies.
Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice
Award winning Missouri native shrub with highly scented flowers.
Caryopteris – Beyond Midnight Bluebeard
Caryopteris – Dark Knight Bluebeard
Showy blue flowers are pollinator magnets.
Caryopteris – Pavillion Blue Bluebeard Shrub
Lilac blue flowers late summer into fall.
Caryopteris – Pavillion Pink Bluebeard Shrub
Cinderella Pink flowers late summer into fall.
Caryopteris – Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard Shrub
Sapphire flowers on golden foliage.
Clethra Ruby Spice, Summersweet
Award-winning fragrant pink flowers.
Convallaria – Prolificans Lily Of The Valley
Highly scented selection with double the petals.
Dianthus – Oscar Salmon and White Carnation
So versatile it can be used in mixed containers, perennial gardens, as a houseplant or fragrant gift plant.
Diervilla Honeybee Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Fantastic color for your toughest spots even dry shade.
Diervilla Kodiak Black Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle
Showy foliage that thrives just about anywhere - even dry shade!
Echinacea angustifolia – Narrow-Leaf Coneflower
A charming Missouri native perennial.
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Missouri Botanical Gardens Plant of Merit Winner.
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Gorgeous Missouri native perennial for natural and formal settings.
Eupatorium purpureum – Joe-Pye Weed
One of the largest Missouri native perennials.
Iris virginica shrevei – Southern Blue Flag
Missouri native Iris for wet spots.
Magnolia Bracken’s Brown Beauty Southern Magnolia
Glossy foliaged evergreen tree with showy flowers.
Monarda bradburiana – Bee Balm
Important Missouri native pollinator plant.
Monarda fistulosa – Wild Bergamot
An important Missouri native pollinator food source.
Nepeta – Cat’s Pajamas Catmint
A purr-fect perennial it brings loads of dark indigo blue flowers.
Oenothera macrocarpa – Missouri Evening Primrose
Top Missouri native perennial highly recommended.
Paeonia – Hanakisoi Pink Tree Peony
Rare and limited Tree Peony.
Paeonia – High Noon Tree Peony
Winner of the prestigious American Peony Society’s Gold Medal award, the Society’s highest honor
Paeonia – Houki Red Tree Peony
Matures to an incredible specimen.
Paeonia – Morning Lilac Itoh Peony
Expect at least 50 flowers on one mature plant.
Parthenium integrifolium – Wild Quinine
Interesting Missouri native perennial.
Phlox divaricata – Wild Sweet William
Delightful Missouri native perennial with a sweet perfume.
Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox
Missouri native with fragrant flowers for months.
Phlox pilosa var. ozarkana – Ozark Prairie Phlox
Makes a fantastic ground cover in sunny areas.
Polygonatum – Ruby Slippers Solomon’s Seal
Graceful arching stems with dangling white bell flowers.
Polygonatum odoratum Variegatum – Solomon’s Seal
Multiple award winner.
Prunus – Otto Luyken English Laurel
Great evergreen alternative to Boxwood.
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium – Slender Mountain Mint
2020 Native of the Year.