Fragrant Plants Plants For Sale In Kentucky

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. Easily grown in a patio pot, needs a fast draining soil.

These old garden favorites are still commonly referred to as Cape Jasmine or Cape Jessamine in many southern gardens but no matter what you call them the fragrance of a Gardenia is unforgettable.

The Dwarf Gardenia, Gardenia jasminoides 'Radicans', has long been a popular landscaping, garden, and container plant with its low spreading habit, evergreen foliage, and the pure white flowers that stand out brightly against the dainty deep green foliage.

The ivory to white, fragrant, double flowers are produced from spring through fall and are held against soft green foliage. With a more diminutive and refined habit than many China roses, Ducher is small enough for containers or in the garden.

The Little Bulls Orchid is a beautiful and interesting, slowly but readily multiplying species when grown on bark in a large cedar basket under light shade. Summer flowering. Typically grown in orchid baskets as the Eye-Spot or Little Bulls Orchid sends...

For a reference using this common name applied to B. 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...

Where not cold hardy overwinter indoors under high light and preferably with direct sunlight. Hardened off plants in the ground can easily take temperatures into the single digits for short periods with no apparent damage.

The Chinese Buttonbush is tolerant of moist to wet soils as well as light shade and partial shade but will also do quite well in full sun in average soils. Easy to grow with few if any pests or diseases.

These old garden favorites are still commonly referred to as Cape Jasmine or Cape Jessamine in many southern gardens but no matter what you call them the fragrance is unforgettable.

Culebra Angel's Trumpet is not as large growing as many of its cousins and so is easily maintained as a container plant. A rare Angel's Trumpet that produces split petalled hanging white trumpets that are held among the very narrow, dark green, velvety...

The large aromatic dark green foliage is often used in soups to for its flavor. An easy to grow plant that requires little additional care once established in the landscape. The Sweetbay develops into a large evergreen shrub or small tree and can easily...

This woody twining vine is adaptable to a variety of site conditions and is pest and disease resistant. The flowers may be followed by 3-4" long purplish fruit. Akebia has the potential to be invasive in some regions, particularly the eastern US, please...

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.

By the end of summer when the days are cooler, the color deepens to an even darker pink. The flowers are 6-8” long and emit the well-loved nighttime fragrance. Angel's Trumpet ‘Tickled Pink' (Brugmansia hybrid) This gorgeous double flower has the...

Pull it out in the spring and start watering it and it will grow and bloom again. The large tropical foliage gives it a palm-like look making it a great addition around a pool. Large 3" beautifully shaped pink blooms with a yellow center.

A more cold hardy selection of the fragrant Carolina Jasmine, Margarita produces masses of primrose yellow trumpets to herald the coming of spring. The fragrance of this easy to grow twining native vine can stop you in your tracks on a night time garden...

For an excellent article on adding gingers and other tropicals to your Louisiana garden (or other south central or southeastern garden) see " Louisiana Gardeners Enjoy a Taste of the Tropics " by Dan Gill, LSU AgCenter Horticulturist.

The suckers can be removed to prevent colonization if desired. Withstands wet soils and seaside locations.The Clethras or Sweet Pepper Bushes are naturally suckering deciduous shrubs and are also notoriously slow to leaf out in spring but the fragrant...

A low dwarf form of Hoya that trails, and whose clusters of cream-colored flowers fill the air with a very lovely perfume for most of the year. It is wonderful for a small hanging basket.

A very disease resistant and free-blooming antique rose producing lightly fragrant 2" cherry red blooms for 10 months of the year here in zone 8B. A great rose for hedging, landscapes, and as part of a mixed perennial border.

Evergreen Wisteria is an easy to grow and reliable vine but will need a strong long-lasting support in its permanent home as it will get fairly heavy in time. Established plants will flower continuously from late spring and into fall.

Epiphyllums are one of the few true jungle Cacti where they are often found growing with the orchids and bromeliads far removed from the forest floor. An easily grown cactus-like plant with 1.5" wide, flat, scalloped branches to 8'.

Some species, like Gardenia nitida and G. 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.

Beautiful bright yellow trumpets herald the coming of spring! This is an easily grown and vigorous, yet dainty evergreen vine native to the SE U.S. The fragrance can stop you in your tracks on a night time garden stroll!

This is an exceptionally popular vine in southern landscapes due to its vigor, minimal maintenance requirements, as well as its pest and disease resistance. Requires minimal care once established.

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 of any brown or green leaves and the tender central portion of the leaf stalk (composed...

A proper helps when growing gingers in dryer locations. A good cut flower with large narrow tropical foliage. Light peachy pink butterfly shaped flowers are borne in clusters atop the sturdy lush stems in mid to late summer.