I'm glad to hear from all of you: AMaij, Roseseek, and Krista - Many thanks for your input. I am deciphering a code here in David Austin's catalog. If he says, "WARM", it means "stinky". For Gentle Hermione, it reads, "Strong, WARM, Old rose scent with a hint of myrrh." For stinky Lady of Shalott (as reported by Andrea from England), the catalog reads, "A pleasant, WARM tea fragrance, with hints of apple and cloves." Cloves in my pantry is mighty stinky. For Pat Austin, the catalog reads, "a WARM and sensuous background." There's a thread entitled, "Are you a fan of Mary Magdalene?" Yes, I am. For Mary Magdalene, the catalog reads, "Beautiful Tea rose scent with a hint of myrrh." This is the rose that I can accurately apply the term "warm". It reminds me of cozy fireplace, and warm incense burning in the Catholic church. Personally, cow manure imparts the most flavor to the plant, as in my Mom's veges and my roses now. I planted Mary Rose in a hole mixed with Moo-Cow compost from HomeDepot. Even the rose leaves were fragrant. The first Mary Rose was incredibly wonderful in scent. A decade ago, the rose park nearby spreaded cow manure in the spring. All their HTs' were wonderfully scented that summer. Now they use chemical fertilizers. There were no bees on their roses, except for Eglantyne - which was the most fragrant.

Kemistry, I agree with you, Lotus has the mesmerizing power and brings good memories. Simple flower held above water, graceful and powerful wrapped together like a queen! Fenius, this is a good thought with the hidden danger of addiction.I find myself reading this post often and adding plants to my list and it needs to stop. While there are many fragrant i would like to grow, a lack of space & brutal winters let me have only these few. I rated my fragrant list with ease of growing (with my brown thumb). 1.Tuberose - Wafting, increases at night, most enchanting for me as it brings sweet childhood memories. Never demanding, so rewarding! 2.Jasmines - Maid - Plenty of flowers and it even blooms indoors in winter and a sweet strong fragrance; Belle - not too powerful yet a sweet fragrance; Grandiflorum - Soft fragrance,very pleasant and wafts very well. Nitidum - Clean & sweet, but as Robert mentioned, I wish it were stronger. Molle - Strong Gardenia like fragrance . 4. Roses - Autumn Damask -Wicked thorns but Great Fragrance; Fragrant cloud, Chryler Imperial, Sunsprite,Blue Moon, Just joey ,Angel face ,Mr.Lincoln new this year for me - Double delight - Strong fragrance + Beautiful colour 5.Herbs - Lavender, Holy Basil,Plectaranthus ambonicus, artemisia, marjoram 6. Eucharis Amazonica - Does not waft but a simple and elegant fragrance, It gives me a grand feeling to be able to grow this plant, such beautiful shiny GREEN hosta like leaves and needs very little care and has even bloomed twice for me in once year and does not need repotting often. 7.Aglaia - FRESH lemon scent but only if it wafts. 8. Oleander - I like the fragrance and it needs little care but takes much space during the winter. 9. Stephanotis -Nice jasmine like fragrance Brunfelsia Americana - If it flowers which is not too often for me (my luck) but such a nice intoxicating, clove fragrance. Not on my top ten because: Murraya Exotica -easy to grow but too strong & fruity for my nose, like it because it brings some winter cheer. Gardenias -Absolutely love the fragrance but has been a PAIN to grow with truck loads of disappointments. Cestrum - I am done with it for life. Just an awful fragrance to my nose............... Felt so bad since it was so less demanding and flowering profusely. Wrightia - has been two years and No bloom in sight.

I got my 'Little Henry' itea virginica years ago and Warren's in Midwest City. Too bad they went out of business and were purchased by O'Higgins. O'Higgins doesn't carry near the variety of plants, shrubs, and trees that Warren's did. I love my little itea because it grows in my partially shady backyard. Right now it is full of blooms. Marilyn Stewart and her hubby, Ken, own Wild Things Nursery and they sell native plants at Farmer's Markets and other locations around the state. Here is the remainder of their schedule this year: May 12, 2007*, Harn Homestead, Oklahoma City 10:00 - 3:00 May 19, 2007, Norman Farmers Market 8:00 - 12:00 May 26, 2007, Edmond Farmer's Market 8:00 - 1:00, 26 W. 1st. June 2, 2007*, Ponca City Herb Festival * 8:00 - 4:00, Cann Gardens - June 9 & 10, Audubon Garden Tour, Tulsa check with the Tulsa Audubon Society website for home locations and times. You can e-mail Marilyn and let her know you would like one (or more) of her ribes odoratum, and she will bring it with her to the market locations. Her e-mail address is wtnursery@yahoo.com. Her plants will be more reasonably priced than those at commercial nurseries, and are usually nicely grown. I have purchased plants from her before. They use no chemicals; everything is organically grown. I will attach her website information. Susan Here is a link that might be useful: Wild Things Nursery

@gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9) I had no idea there was a chocolate cosmos, let alone with that kind of fragrance! So cool! Do you happen to know if the petals are edible? I'm struggling with Cosmos because some say they are edible, and others say they are not (unless it's the sulphureus variety, which all sites are saying are edible). For example, these two contradictions about this plant: Edible: https://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/health/edible-flower-petals-are-packed-with-nutrients/article_15716c49-e3ee-5c55-8b9d-066416571c12.html#:~:text=Here%20are%20a%20few%20edible%20flower%20offerings%3A&text=Chocolate%20Cosmos%20(Cosmos%20atrosanguineus)%20is,to%20salads%2C%20say%20culinary%20experts. Inedible: https://www.sfgate.com/homeandgarden/pickoftheweek/article/Chocolate-cosmos-An-inedible-flower-that-smells-2562532.php Do you have any idea one way or the other? I would love to have a chocolate-scented bloom in the garden!