Although other portions of a plant can be aromatic, most of our featured fragrant plants are listed because of the lovely scents produced by their flowers. These sweet smells attract more than our noses; they attract pollinators to help the plants reproduce.

• Brassavola nodosa (lady of the night orchid)
• Crinum amabile (giant spider lily)
• Gardenia jasminoides (gardenia)
• Jasminum polyanthum (white jasmine)
• Jasminum sambac (Arabian jasmine)
• Murraya koenigii (curry leaf tree)
• Pogostemon cablin (patchouli)
• Stephanotis floribunda (Madagascar jasmine)
• Vanilla fragrans (vanilla)