Fragrance Gardening - Ames Tools back to gardening guide Scents Make Sense Plants provide a variety of compelling scents for our enjoyment. A plant's fragrant flowers, aromatic foliage or sumptuous fruit may make it a garden favorite by appealing to our sense of smell. The flower produces scent in glands located near its petals. Insects are attracted to the scent. As they search for nectar they, at the same time, coat themselves with pollen which is carried from flower to flower, causing pollination.
Some plants have aromatic foliage and stems in addition to or rather than aromatic flowers.
Rosemary and scented-leaf geraniums are favorite examples.