Abelia mosanensis (fragrant abelia)
Abeliophyllum distichum (white forsythia)
Abelmoschus (musk mallow)
Acacia species (mimosa)
Actaea, syn. Cimicifuga (cohosh)
Agastache ‘Blue Fountain’
Agastache cana (hummingbird mint)
Agastache species and varieties (anise hyssop)
Albizia julibrissin (mimosa)
Allium (ornamental onion)
Allium senescens var. calcareum (German garlic)
allspice (Pimenta species)
Alocasia ‘Portodora’
Alocasia ‘Portodora’
Aloysia citriodora (lemon verbena)
Alpine strawberries (Fragaria vesca ‘Golden Alexandra’)
ambergris (whale vomit)
American Beauty rose
American linden (Tilia americana)
Amorphophallus titanum (corpse flower)
ancient Egypt
angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia hybrids)
Angelica archangelica (angelica)
anise hyssop (Agastache species and varieties)
Antirrhinum majus ‘Double Azalea Apricot’, (double azalea snapdragon)
Antirrhinum majus (snapdragon)
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
aroids
Artemisia (wormwood)
Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’ (white swamp milkweed)
Asclepias species (milkweed)
aster. See Symphyotrichum species
Astilbe varieties, (astilbe)
Austin, David
azaleas (Rhododendron)
bad fragrance
basil (Ocimum species and varieties)
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis)
bay rum (Pimenta species)
bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica)
bee balm. See bergamot
Benjamin Franklin tree (Franklinia alatamaha)
bergamot (Monarda species)
Betula lenta (sweet birch)
big root geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum)
bitter almond
bitter orange flowers (C. aurantium var. amara)
Black Lace elderberry (Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla’Eva’)
black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
black walnut
bluebeard (Caryopteris × clandonensis)
Borago officinalis (borage)
botanical fragrance categories
boxwood (Buxus sempervirens ‘Varder Valley’)
Brazilian bachelor’s button (Centratherum punctatum)
breeding
Brugmansia hybrids (angel’s trumpet)
Brunfelsia species and varieties (yesterday, today, tomorrow)
Buddha’s hand (Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis)
Buddleia (butterfly bush)
bugbane. See cohosh
butterfly bush (Buddleia)
Buxus ‘Tide Hill’ (Korean little-leaf box)
Buxus sempervirens ‘Varder Valley’ (boxwood)
Calamintha nepeta ssp. glandulosa ‘White Cloud’ (catmint)
Calendula (pot marigold)
Calycanthus floridus (Carolina allspice)
Camellia
Cananga odorata (tropical ylang-ylang)
carbon dioxide extraction
carnivorous plants
Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus)
Carolina jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
Carruth, Tom
Caryopteris × clandonensis (bluebeard)
Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean)
catmint (Calamintha nepeta ssp. glandulosa ‘White Cloud’)
Centratherum punctatum (Brazilian bachelor’s button)
Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’ (weeping katsura)
Chaemomeles japonica (flowering quince)
Chanel No. 5
chaste tree (Vitex agnus castus)
cherries
cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)
children
Chinese quince (Pseudocydonia sinensis)
Chionanthus virginicus (fringe tree)
chlorophyll
chocolate cosmos (Cosmos atrosanguineus)
chocolate orchid (Oncidium ‘Sharry Baby’)
chocolate
Christianity
Chrysanthemum species
Cimicifuga
cinnamon (Cinnamomum)
citrus (Citrus)
fruity “smell-alikes,”
Citrus aurantium var. amara (bitter orange flowers)
Citrus medica var. sarcodactylis (Buddha’s hand)
clary sage (Salvia sclarea)
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’
clematis
Clerodendrum trichotomum (harlequin glory-bower)
Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’’
Clethra alnifolia and varieties (summersweet)
climbing orchid (Vanilla planifolia)
clove currant (Ribes odoratum)
cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)
coconut pie orchid (Maxillariella tenuifolia)
cohosh (Actaea, syn. Cimicifuga)
communication
Comptonia peregrina (sweet fern)
Confederate jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
Convallaria majalis ‘Albostriata’ (striped lily of the valley)
Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley)
corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum)
Corylopsis, Hamamelis (witch hazel)
Cosmos atrosanguineus (chocolate cosmos)
cowslip (Primula veris)
crocus (crocus)
cultivar
Curcuma longa (turmeric)
curry plant (Helichrysum italicum)
cutting
daffodils. See Narcissus species and varieties
Daphne odora ‘Marginata’
Daphne species and hybrids (daphne and paperbush)
‘Briggs Moonlight’
D. odora ‘Marginata’
‘Moonlight’’
darkness
Datura species (devil’s trumpet)
Davidia involucrata (handkerchief tree)
daylily (Hemerocallis)
in landscapes
decoction
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (hay-scented fern)
devil’s trumpet (Datura species)
Dianthus species and hybrids (pinks, cottage pinks, carnation)
Dirr, Michael
distillation
Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus)
dodder (Cuscuta europaea)
Dodecatheon meadia (shooting star)
double white gardenia (Gardenia)
dwarf iris (Iris)
Echinacea ‘Paradiso Mix’
Echinacea ‘Sunrise’
Echinacea hybrids (purple coneflower)
Echinacea paradoxa
Echinopsis subdenudata (night-blooming desert cacti)
Edgeworthia chrysantha (edgeworthia, paperbush)
Egypt, ancient
elderberry (Sambucus species and varieties)
enfleurage preserving
English bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (night-blooming cereus)
Eryngium ‘Big Blue’ (sea holly)
Erysimum cheiri ‘Apricot’ (wallflower)
essential oils
Eucalyptus cinerea (eucalyptus)
Eucalyptus citriodora (eucalyptus)
Eucomis (pineapple lily)
evening primrose (Oenothera species)
excrement
false Solomon’s seal (Maianthemum racemosum)
fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’ (meadowsweet)
flowering quince (Chaemomeles japonica)
flowering tobacco (Nicotiana)
Foeniculum vulgare (fennel)
Forristt, Cevan
four-o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)
Fragaria vesca ‘Golden Alexandra’ (Alpine strawberries)
fragrance
bad
effects of
pyramid of
taste related to
words for
fragrance memories
fragrant plants
botanical fragrance categories of
France
frankincense
Franklinia alatamaha (Benjamin Franklin tree)
Freesia hybrids (freesia)
French lilac. See lilac
fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus)
Fritillaria persica (Persian lily)
Galanthus species (snowdrops) and Leucojum
Galium odoratum (sweet woodruff)
garden journals
Gardenia species (gardenia)
Gaultheria procumbens (wintergreen)
Gelsemium sempervirens (Carolina jessamine)
gender
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Album’
Geranium macrorrhizum (big root geranium)
geraniums
German garlic (A. senescens var. calcareum)
gilliflower (Hesperis)
ginger root (Zingiber officinale)
Gingko biloba (maidenhair tree)
golden rain tree (Koelreuteria paniculata)
goldenrod (Solidago spp.)
Grandiflora (big flowers)
grape hyacinths (Muscari varieties)
harlequin glory-bower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)
hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)
health, perfumes and
Hedychium coronarium (white ginger lily)
Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke)
Helichrysum italicum (curry plant)
Heliotropium arborescens (heliotrope)
Hemerocallis (daylily)
Hemerocallis ‘Wee Willie Winkie’
Heptacodium miconioides (seven-son flower)
herbal/green
herbs, spices compared to
Hermannia verticillata (honey bell)
Hesperis matronalis (gilliflower)
history
of perfume
of roses
honey bell (Hermannia verticillata)
honeybush (Melianthus major)
honeysuckle (Lonicera)
hosta (Hosta)
Hosta plantaginea (hosta)
Hoya species (hoya)
hummingbird mint (Agastache cana)
Hyacinthoides non-scripta (English bluebell)
Hyacinthus orientalis (hyacinth)
hydrangea (Hydrangea)
Hydrangea arborescens, pink varieties (smooth hydrangea)
Hydrangea paniculata (peegee hydrangea)
Hymenocallis festalis (Peruvian daffodil)
hyperosmia
Indian bean (Catalpa bignonioides)
indole
insects
communication with
intersectional peonies
invasive plants
Ipomoea alba (moonflower)
Iris bearded hybrids
Itea virginica (Virginia sweetspire)
Jasmine (Jasminum species)
Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine)
Jasminum species
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)
journals, garden
juniper (Juniperus)
Koelreuteria paniculata (golden rain tree)
Korean little-leaf box (Buxus ‘Tide Hill’)
landscapes
containers in
daylilies in
height in
night scents in
petunias in
potency in
raised beds in
lantana
Lathyrus odoratus (sweet pea)
Latin
Laurus nobilis (bay laurel)
Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’
Lavandula (lavender)
‘French Variegated’’
‘Hidcote’
‘White Dwarf’
legume family (Fabaceae)
Lemoine, Victor
lemon verbena (Aloysia citriodora)
Leucojum species. See snowdrops
lichen
licorice
Ligustrum vulgare (privet)
honey
lilac (common lilac, French lilac) (Syringa vulgaris)
lilac cultivars
lily (Lilium species and varieties)
lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
“lime” tree (Tilia)
Linnaeus, Carolus
liquor
Lobularia maritima (sweet alyssum)
Logee’s Greenhouses (Danielson, Connecticut)
Lonicera (honeysuckle)
lotus (Nelumbo species and varieties)
maceration
Magnolia
maidenhair tree (Gingko biloba)
Malus × zumi var. calocarpa
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr)
marigold (Tagetes species)
master categories
Matthiola varieties (stock)
Maxillariella tenuifolia (coconut pie orchid)
McDonough, Mark
meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria ‘Aurea’)
meadowsweet (Spiraea thunbergii)
Melianthus major (honeybush)
Mentha species
Mentha spicata (spearmint)
Mexican tarragon (Tagetes lucida)
Maianthemum racemosum (false Solomon’s seal)
mignonette (Reseda odorata)
milkweed (Asclepias species)
mimosa (Acacia)
mints (Mentha)
Mirabilis jalapa (four-o’clocks)
mock orange shrubs (Philadelphus)
Mollis azaleas (Rhododendron)
Monarch butterflies
Monarda didyma. See bergamot
Monarda fistulosa. See bergamot
Monarda species (bergamot, bee balm)
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
mosses
mountain mint (Pycnanthemum)
Muscari varieties (grape hyacinths)
mushrooms
musk mallow (Abelmoschus)
Myrica pensylvanicabay (berry)
myrrh
Myrtus communis (myrtle)
Narcissus (Greek demigod)
Narcissus jonquilla (jonquil)
Narcissus species and varieties (daffodils)
‘Daphne’
‘Geranium’
‘Grand Soleil d’ Or’
jonquil
paperwhite
nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)
native deciduous azaleas (Rhododendron)
Nelumbo species and varieties (lotus)
Nepenthes alata (epiphytic carnivorous pitcher plant)
Nicotiana (flowering tobacco)
Nicotiana alata, (flowering tobacco)
Nicotiana sylvestris (flowering tobacco)
night-blooming cereus (piphyllum oxypetalum)
night-blooming desert cacti (Echinopsis subdenudata)
night scents
in landscapes
“nose fatigue,”
Nymphaea species and varieties (waterlily)
Ocimum species and varieties (basil)
Oenothera species (evening primrose)
‘Ogon’ (“gold”)
Oncidium ‘Sharry Baby’ (chocolate orchid)
orchids
chocolate (Oncidium ‘Sharry Baby’)
Origanum dictamnus (Dittany of Crete)
Origanum species (oregano)
ornamental onion (allium)
Osmanthus fragrans (sweet olive)
Oswego tea. See bergamot
Paeonia (peony)
paperbush (Edgeworthia species)
paperwhite (Narcissus varieties)
Passiflora species and varieties (passionflower)
passionflower (Passiflora species and varieties)
patchouli
peegee hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata)
Pelargonium species and varieties (scented geranium)
peony (Paeonia)
peppermint (Mentha × piperita)
perfume
history of
notes of
testing
Perilla frutescens (perilla)
Persian lily (Fritillaria persica)
Peruvian daffodil (Hymenocallis festalis)
petitgrain
Philadelphus (mock orange)
Phlox paniculata (garden phlox)
Phlox species (phlox)
Pimpinella anisum
Pimpinella major
Pimenta dioica (allspice)
Pimenta racemosaspecies (bay rum)
pine (Pinus)
pineapple lily (Eucomis)
pineapple sage (Salvia splendens)
Pinus species and varieties (pine)
Pippa (dog)
pitcher plant (Nepenthes alata)
pitcher plants (Sarracenia)
plantain lillly. See hosta
planting zones
plant names, Latin
pleaching
Plectranthus species and varieties (plectranthus)
Plectranthus species and varieties (Swedish ivy)
P. neochilus (skunk plant)
Polianthes tuberosa (tuberose)
potato vine (Solanum jasminoides)
pot marigold (Calendula)
potpourri
primroses (Primula)
Primula elatior (oxlip)
Primula waltonii (Tibetan summer bells)
Primula veris (cowslip)
privet (Ligustrum vulgare)
honey
Prunus laurocerasus (cherry laurel)
Prunus mume ‘Kobai’ flowers
Prunus × yedoensis ‘Yoshino’ (Yoshino cherry tree)
Pseudocydonia sinensis (Chinese quince)
purple coneflower (Echinacea hybrids)
purple heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens)
Putvinski, Tom
Pycnanthemum (mountain mint)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage)
Portland Rosa ‘Joasine Hanet’
Puschkinia scilloides var. libanotica (puschkinia)
rain, scent of
Reseda odorata (mignonette)
Rhododendron species
deciduous hybrids and evergreens
‘Fragrantissimum’
Ribes odoratum (clove currant, buffalo currant)
Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust)
roselilies (Lilium)
rosemary (Rosmarinus)
rose plants
roses (Rosa)
‘Alba’
‘Alba Semi-Plena’
American Beauty
history of
Rosa × centifolia
roses, modern varieties
‘Constance Spry’
David Austin, English roses
‘Graham Thomas’
Rosmarinus species and varieties (rosemary)
Russian sage, (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
sage (Salvia)
Salvia sclarea (clary sage)
Salvia species (sage)
Sambucus nigra f. porphyrophylla ‘Eva’ (Black Lace elderberry)
Sambucus species and varieties (elderberry)
Saponaria officinalis (soapwort)
Sarcococca hookeriana (sweet-box)
sarsaparilla (Smilax ornata)
Sauromatum venosum (voodoo lily)
Saxifragaceae family
scent-capturing tactics
scented geranium (Pelargonium species and varieties)
scents. See fragrance
sea holly (Eryngium ‘Big Blue’)
Sedum and Hylotelephium varieties (sedum)
seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides)
shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia)
skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
skunk plant (Plectranthus neochilus)
smell
how to
subtle sense of
Smilax ornata (sarsaparilla)
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
snowdrops (Galanthus species)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
Solanum jasminoides (potato vine)
Solidago spp. (goldenrod)
spearmint (Mentha spicata)
spices
cinnamon (Cinnamomum)
cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
herbs compared to
Spiraea thunbergii (meadowsweet)
Spiraea thunbergii ‘Ogon’, (Thunberg spirea)
Stapelia gigantea (starfish cactus)
stephanotis (Stephanotis floribunda)
sterile flowers
stock (Matthiola varieties)
“stone fruits,”
storax
strawberry begonia (Saxifraga stolonifera)
stripped lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis ‘Albostriata’)
summersweet (Clethra alnifolia and varieties)
swamp milkweed (Asclepias)
Swedish ivy (Plectranthus species and varieties)
sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
sweet-box (Sarcococca hookeriana)
sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina)
sweet olive (Osmanthus fragrans)
sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Symphyotrichum species
Symplocarpus foetidus (skunk cabbage)
Syringa vulgaris (common lilac, French lilac)
‘President Lincoln’
Tagetes lucida (Mexican tarragon)
Tagetes species (marigold)
Tanacetum species, (tansy)
Tansy (Tanacetum species)
taste, fragrance related to
Thunberg spirea (Spiraea thunbergii)
Thymus species and varieties (thyme)
Tibetan summer bells (P. waltonii)
Tilia americana (American linden)
Tilia species and hybridsl (inden)
Tagetes lucida (Mexican tarragon)
topiary
Trachelospermum jasminoides (Confederate jasmine)
transplanting
Tropaeolum majus (nasturtium)
tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
Tulipa (tulips)
turmeric (Curcuma longa)
umbellifers
Valeriana officinalis (valerian)
Vanilla planifolia (vanilla) (climbing orchid)
Viburnum species, varieties and hybrids (viburnum)
Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica)
Vitex agnus castus (chaste tree)
volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
voodoo lily (Sauromatum venosum)
Wallace, William
wallflower (Erysimum cheiri ‘Apricot’)
waterlily (Nymphaea species and varieties)
wattle (Acacia)
weeds
weeping katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum ‘Morioka Weeping’)
white forsythia (Abeliophyllum distichum)
white ginger lily (Hedychium coronarium)
white swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata ‘Ice Ballet’)
Wilder, Louise Beebe
Winter hazel (Corylopsis species)
wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
Wisteria species and varieties (wisteria)
witch hazel (Hamamelis)
wormwood (Artemisia species and varieties)
yesterday, today, tomorrow (Brunfelsia species and varieties)
Yoshino cherry tree (Prunus × yedoensis ‘Yoshino’)
Zingiber officinale (ginger root)
zones, planting