Fragrant Plants Plants For Sale In Houston

Easy indoors or out. Grow in containers and overwinter indoors where not hardy. Considered by many to have some of the largest flowers among the Brunfelsia's, this Lady of the Night produces clusters of wavy edged, creamy white flowers that are borne...

Gardenia flowers are, generally speaking, the most fragrant near sunset and during the early evening hours making them obvious choices for Moon Moth gardens as well as in containers.

The Bell Flower of Jamaica makes a great addition to the moon moth garden where its large, strongly scented flowers attract a variety of hummingbird moths. Begins flowering at a very young age, even in 3.5" pots.

A proper helps when growing gingers in dryer locations. Multiplies readily but not uncontrollably. An excellent cut flower whose fragrance can fill a room. Most Gingers need 2-4 hours of cool direct sunlight (i.e. early morning sunlight or filtered shade...

Angel's Trumpets are rarely called Wedding Bell's in today's literature but you can still find it occasionally and we think it is an appropriate common name that helps to distinguish the Brugmansia from the often annual Datura species.

Most cultivars are root hardy once they become well established in the landscape but should be provided a winter mulch for added protection but can then often tolerate temperatures into the teens and will return from the roots once temperatures warm in...

They are fairly drought resistant once well-established but often have the best foliage and flower best under average moist to moist conditions. Most Gingers need 2-4 hours of cool direct sunlight (i.e. early morning sunlight or filtered shade throughout...

They are fairly drought resistant once well-established but often have the best foliage and flower best under average moist to moist conditions. Most Gingers need 2-4 hours of cool direct sunlight (i.e. early morning sunlight or filtered shade throughout...

Like the Sweet Olive, the flowers of the Banana Magnolia are small, only about 1" long or a little longer in this case, and yet their sweet fragrance can easily permeate a large area.

For year round fragrance in zone 8 plant a Sweet Olive along with Sweet Almond Verbena, Gardenias, and Banana Magnolias. The profuse blooming habit and sweetly fragrant white flowers makes this rarely-found selection of Tea Olive very appealing.

Begins flowering long before the light green new growth emerges and continues until the tree is fully clothed in its medium green cloak of spring foliage. A delight in late winter as the 3-4'' fragrant white blossoms open to the warming days.

Light pink fragrant blooms are borne in summer on this easily grown tropical tree. This dwarf branching plant with a palm-like look makes it a great addition around a pool. Checkout our new Plumeria Growing Guide for more detailed growing information.

There seems to be very little information available about the Coosa Red Florida Anise beyond the fact that it is a compact growing form of this beautiful evergreen native shrub. During dry periods this plant may require extra moisture especially during...

Medium green foliage follows the flowers in spring and for us it often attains yellow and brown fall color. Centennial Star Magnolia may be the easiest cultivar to train into a tree form.

Fragrant clusters of 1" white tubular blooms are borne in summer followed by 1/4" glossy black fruits. An upright to spreading evergreen shrub-like perennial.

Great in hanging baskets. Hybrid Orchid Cactus typically open at night but often last well through the next day. An easily grown cactus-like plant with 1.5" wide, flat, scalloped branches to 8'.

In the northern most reaches of their range they will benefit from protection from cold, drying winter winds. This is a selection made by Dr. Michael Dirr from seeds that originated at the Beijing Botanic Gardens.

So to the best of our knowledge this is Brunfelsia australis and either way it is a beautiful and fragrant enjoyable tropical specimen that we hope that you too will enjoy! Australis along with a variety of other key characteristics.

Sambac or Arabian Jasmine can be pruned into a shrub, allowed to grow into its natural scandent, fountaining, vine-like form, or trained to a trellis as an espalier. This is a highly sought after and rewarding plant that was shared with us by the late...

Full sun is preferred for the best growth and flowering but as long as they receive 6-8 hours a day they seem to do just fine and midday or afternoon shade is often desirable in hot summer climates.

They do reseed readily and will happily colonize an area and spread if given the opportunity and so should be given their own area of the garden. Flowers come in a variety of colors ranging from red, pink, white, purple, yellow, orange, and multi-colored...

Large grape-like clusters of sweetly fragrant, dark purple and reddish-purple, pea-like flowers are produced throughout summer on this strong woody twining climber. Evergreen Wisteria is a non-invasive species, unlike the common Chinese Wisteria, and...

Clusters of 2" white flowers that are held on long slender tubes release their heady perfume at night, but a curious nose may find fragrance almost any time of day. The Lady of the Night is considered by many to be the most fragrant of all of the Brunfelsias.

The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or containers. A beautiful and very free flowering Plumeria and we have to agree with Mike it is one of our favorites...

For more on how to grow Sambac Jasmine and its cultivars click the "more info on how to grow..." link near the bottom of this page or click here . Pikake is Hawiian for Peacock So Hawaiian Peacock Jasmine = Pikake = Sambac Jasmine.

Lemon Grass is evergreen in zones 10 and 11 but may die back to the base in zones 8 and 9. Lemon grass is used in Thai cooking and commonly with fish, the tender stalk at the base of the plant, that is blanched by lack of sunlight is snapped away, stripped...

Their large hanging trumpet shaped flowers release their heady fragrance most readily in the evenings and at night to help the moths and other creatures that might pollinate them locate them in the dark.