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Fragrant
/ Aromatic Shrubs
Below
is a descriptive listing of shrubs that
produce fragrant flowers or have aromatic
foliage, and perform well in Zone
8. Plant these fragrant wonders near
decks, patios, porches, windows, and other
areas where their fragrances can be enjoyed.
Name:
Anise
'Florida'
Botanical:
Illicum floridanum
Size:
10-12'
H x 6-8' W
Exposure:
Shade
Bloom
Color:
Deep
red
Bloom
Time:
April-May
Water:
Appreciates
damp soil
Features:
Useful
as an evergreen screen or specimen
in shady locations. Fits in
nicely around shady garden ponds.
Unusual looking flowers are
aromatic.
Companions:
The
bold foliage combines nicely
with most all other shade loving
plants.
Name:
Anise
'Japanese'
Botanical:
Illicum parviflorum
Size:
8-12'
H x 6-7' W
Exposure:
Afternoon
shade is preferred
Bloom
Color:
White
- inconspicuous
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Average
Features:
Attractive
lime green foliage is pleasantly
aromatic. Useful as espalier
or hedge on the south or east
walls of homes or buildings.
Companions:
Azaleas,
Camelias, Nandinas, Mahonias,
Hydrangeas, Otto Luyken Laurels,
Cleyera, and other plants that
prefer afternoon shade.
Name:
Banana
Shrub
Botanical:
Michelia
Size:
12-15'
H x 10-12' W
Exposure:
A
Bloom
Color:
Pale
yellow flowers smell just like
a banana popsicle!
Bloom
Time:
May-June
Water:
Low to average
Features:
The
flowers produced in spring on
this evergreen shrub or small
tree smell exactly like banana
popsicles!! Excellent as a small
tree-form specimen.
Companions:
Underplant
with low growing shrubs or groundcover.
Name:
Gardenia
'August Beauty'
Botanical:
Gardenia
Size:
5-6'
H x 4-5' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White
- Highly Fragrant
Bloom
Time:
Late
Spring
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
Very
sweetly fragrant double white
blooms stand out nicely against
the deep blue-green glossy foliage
of this attractive evergreen
shrub. Excellent near sitting
areas such as decks and patieos.
Companions:
Soft
Touch Holly, Junipers, Abelias,
Dwarf nandinas, Dwf Spireas,
Snow Indian Hawthorne, and others.
Name:
Gardenia
'Daisy'
Botanical:
Gardenia
Size:
3'
H x 3' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Part Shade
Bloom
Color:
White,
single, highly fragrant flowers
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
Sweetly fragrant, single white
flowers cover the dark blue-green
foliage in Spring. Upright,
mounding growth habit. Plant
near sitting areas where fragrance
can best be enjoyed.
Companions:
Low
growing Junipers, Little Richard
Abelia, low growing perennials,
and many of the ornamental groundcovers
such as Variegated Liriope or
Blue Rug Juniper.
Name:
Gardenia
'Creeping'
Botanical:
Gardenia radicans
Size:
2'
H x 3-4' W
Exposure:
Full
Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White,
highly fragrant
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water
Needs:
Low
Features:
Sweetly
fragrant, double white flowers
on this low growing, spreading
Gardenia. Plant near sitting
areas such as patios, decks,
swings, and benches where the
fragrance can be enjoyed.
Companions:
Dwarf
Yaupon, Dwarf Abelias, Azaleas,
low growing Junipers, Dianthus
and many other groundcovers.
Name:
Rosemary
'ARP'
Botanical:
Rosmarinus
Height
x Width:
3-4' H x 3-4'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
Blue
Bloom
Time:
Winter
Water:
Low once established
Features:
The
hardiest of Rosemary for Zone
8. Very decorative , evergreen,
wondefully fragarnt foliage
useful in cooking. A well-branched
shrubby Rosemary producing an
abundance of small blue flowers
during the winter months. Excellent
for use as an evergreen accent
in perennial gardens & pots..
Companions:
Excellent
evergreen accent for the garden.
Plant nearby decks to enjoy
the aromatic foliage and dainty
little flowers.
Name:
Tea
Olive
Botanical:
Oamanthus fragrans
Height
x Width:
8'+ H x 5'+ W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White - highly fragrant!
Bloom
Time:
Throughout Spring and Fall
seasons!
Water:
Low
Features:
Clusters of
wonderfully fragrant, small
white flowers are produced in
Spring and Fall on this upright,
rounded, evergreen shrub or
small tree. A welcomed addition
to any landscape. Plant near
sitting areas such as decks,
porches, and patios.
Companions:
Gardenias,
Fragrant Snowball Viburnum,
Hollies, Junipers, Abelias,
Spireas, Loropetalums, Indian
Hawthorne, and many more.
Name:
Viburnum
'Chinese Snowball'
Botanical:
Viburnum macrocephalum
Height
x Width:
10-12' H x 6-7'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
White
Bloom
Time:
Spring
Water:
Low to average
Features:
One of the
most spectacular flowering shrubs
in existence! Huge, 8"
diameter snowball-like white
flowers are produced in abundance
on this upright rounded shrub
or small tree. Best as a specimen.
A must in every landscape!
Companions:
Hollies,
Junipers, Indian Hawthorne,
Abelias, Spireas, Ruby Loropetalum,
Knockout Roses, Nandinas, Gardenias,
and many more.
Name:
Wax
Myrtle
Botanical:
Myrica cerifera
Height
x Width:
10-12' H x 8-10'
W
Exposure:
Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom
Color:
None
Bloom
Time:
Water:
Low to moderate
Features:
Fast growing
native shrub or small tree is
excellent for screening, as
a corner plant, or tree-form
specimen. Foliage is pleasantly
aromatic. Fits in great around
pools, garden ponds, or other
bodies of water.
Companions:
Hollies,
Junipers, Abelias, Spireas,
Ruby Loropetalum, Gardenias,
Indian Hawthorne, and many other
shrubs. Underplant with Ivy,
Cotoneaster, Liriope, or other
low growing plants.