Flowers for perfume and scent
Grown for their oil: rose, jasmine, tuberose, ylang-ylang.
RoseRosa
Woody perennial plants with showy, often fragrant flowers in many colours
Rosa · Wildflower
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
A tall, aromatic herb with feathery leaves and yellow umbels, used for food and spice
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Herb or useful flower
RosemarySalvia rosmarinus
A fragrant evergreen shrub with needle-like leaves and purple, blue, or white flowers
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 more · Flowering shrub
JasmineJasminum
A group of fragrant shrubs and vines with white or yellow star-shaped flowers
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 7 more · Wildflower
Eucalyptus
The tall, aromatic trees and shrubs known as gum trees or eucalypts
🇦🇺 Australia and 7 more · Flowering tree
Lily-of-the-valleyConvallaria majalis
A woodland plant with sweet-scented white bell flowers in late spring
🇫🇮 Finland and 4 more · Wildflower
Bitter orangeCitrus × aurantium
The citrus tree behind Seville orange marmalade and Neroli oil
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Flowering tree
HoneysuckleLonicera
Twining vines and shrubs with sweet-scented tubular flowers and edible nectar
Lonicera · Wildflower
BorageBorago officinalis
A bristly blue-flowered herb from the Mediterranean, used in food and oil
🇩🇪 Germany and 6 more · Herb or useful flower
MarigoldTagetes
A group of bright annual and perennial flowers known worldwide as marigolds
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Salvia
A vast group of aromatic herbs and shrubs known for their flowers and uses
Salvia · Wildflower
CarnationDianthus caryophyllus
A fragrant flower with ruffled petals, grown worldwide for decoration and meaning
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Garden flower
Common ValerianValeriana officinalis
Tall, sweet-scented wildflower with pale pink blooms and a long history in herbal lore
🇮🇸 Iceland and 8 more · Wildflower
Common sageSalvia officinalis
A Mediterranean herb with grey-green leaves and blue to purple flowers
🇨🇳 China and 1 more · Herb or useful flower
GentianGentiana
Trumpet-shaped blue and yellow flowers of alpine meadows and temperate regions
Gentiana · Wildflower
Vanilla
Climbing orchids with pods used for the world’s most popular flavor
🇲🇽 Mexico and 7 more · Wildflower
Camellia
Evergreen shrubs and trees with showy blooms, best known for tea and garden flowers
🇨🇳 China and 6 more · Garden flower
Plumeria
Fragrant tropical tree with waxy, five-petaled flowers in many colours
🇲🇽 Mexico and 6 more · Flowering tree
Sweet VioletViola odorata
A scented violet with edible leaves and flowers, native to Eurasia
🇨🇳 China and 7 more · Wildflower
Wild PansyViola tricolor
A small wildflower with purple, yellow, and white blooms found across Eurasia
🇨🇳 China and 3 more · Wildflower
White Water-lilyNymphaea alba
A floating white flower of ponds and lakes across Europe and Asia
🇸🇪 Sweden and 5 more · Wildflower
Ylang-ylangCananga odorata
A tropical tree with highly fragrant yellow flowers used for perfume and decoration
🇻🇳 Vietnam and 8 more · Flowering tree
Cyclamen
Tubered Mediterranean flowers with upswept petals and patterned leaves
Cyclamen · Wildflower
ColumbineAquilegia
A perennial wildflower with spurred, often blue or multicoloured blooms
Aquilegia · Wildflower
Matricaria
A group of aromatic annuals known for their daisy-like flower heads
Matricaria · Wildflower
JonquilNarcissus jonquilla
A spring-flowering daffodil with narrow leaves and sweet-scented blooms
🇪🇸 Spain and 6 more · Wildflower
Lavandula pedunculata
A wild lavender with purple bracts, native to Iberia, Morocco and western Turkey
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 more · Wildflower
Verbena
A genus of small, spiked flowers grown in gardens and linked to ancient rituals
Verbena · Wildflower
Tahitian gardeniaGardenia taitensis
A fragrant white flower woven into Pacific island garlands and oils
🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 more · Garden flower
Sasanqua camelliaCamellia sasanqua
An evergreen shrub with winter flowers and fragrant petals, native to southern Japan
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 more · Flowering shrub
KadambaNeolamarckia cadamba
A tropical tree with fragrant orange globe-shaped flowers from South and Southeast Asia
🇮🇳 India and 7 more · Flowering tree
Illyrian irisIris pallida subsp. illyrica
A Balkan iris once valued for perfume and folk remedies
🇸🇮 Slovenia and 7 more · Wildflower
Garden hyacinthHyacinthus orientalis
A spring bulb with dense, fragrant flower clusters in many colours
🇹🇷 Turkey and 6 more · Garden flower
Boronia
A genus of fragrant shrubs mostly found in Australia’s open forests
🇦🇺 Australia · Wildflower
Cabbage roseRosa × centifolia
A highly scented old rose grown for perfume and gardens
🇨🇳 China · Garden flower
Damask roseRosa × damascena
A fragrant pink rose grown for oil, water, and sweets in West and South Asia
🇮🇷 Iran and 6 more · Garden flower
Fragrant screw-pinePandanus odorifer
A small tropical tree with sweet-scented flowers used for perfume and rituals
🇮🇳 India and 4 more · Flowering tree
Common jasmineJasminum officinale
A climbing plant with white, fragrant flowers grown in gardens and for perfume
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 7 more · Garden flower
Tulip orchidsAnguloa
Large, cinnamon-scented orchids from the Andes with tulip-shaped blooms
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 4 more · Wildflower
Sweet mock orangePhiladelphus coronarius
A fragrant white-flowered shrub from the Caucasus and Turkey, grown in gardens
🇹🇷 Turkey and 7 more · Flowering shrub
Orange blossomCitrus sinensis
The fragrant white flower of the sweet orange tree, used in perfume and food
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 more · Garden flower
TuberosePolianthes tuberosa
A highly fragrant white flower grown from tuberous roots, prized for perfume and decoration
🇲🇽 Mexico and 2 more · Garden flower
Mexican bush sageSalvia leucantha
A velvety purple-flowered sage from Mexico, grown for its showy garden blooms
🇲🇽 Mexico · Garden flower
VanillaVanilla planifolia
The climbing orchid behind most of the world’s vanilla flavour
🇲🇽 Mexico and 8 more · Wildflower
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa
A fragrant North American wildflower with pink to lavender blooms
🇺🇸 United States and 1 more · Wildflower
PaperwhiteNarcissus tazetta
A tall, white-and-yellow narcissus grown for scent and indoor blooms
🇫🇷 France and 7 more · Bulb flower
ChampakMagnolia champaca
A tall tree with fragrant yellow to orange flowers, prized in South and Southeast Asia
🇲🇲 Myanmar and 7 more · Flowering tree
Spanish broomSpartium junceum
A tall shrub with rush-like stems and fragrant yellow flowers
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 more · Flowering shrub
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Concrete (perfumery): Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vanilla: Everglades National Park, Public domain, source
- Paperwhite: Zachi Evenor, CC BY 2.0, source
- Rose: User:Tigerente, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Champak: Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.), Public domain, source
- Eucalyptus: Ethel Aardvark, CC BY 3.0, source
- Plumeria: Renesis, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spanish broom: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cyclamen: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common sage: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jasmine: HelenOnline, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Camellia: junichiro aoyama, CC BY 2.0, source
- Common Valerian: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lily-of-the-valley: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rosemary: Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bitter orange: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Borage: Jengod, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Marigold: Pohled 111, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Honeysuckle: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, source
- Dianthus: Darkone ( talk · contribs ), CC BY-SA 1.0, source
- Salvia: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Fennel: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0, source
- Gentian: Dixi at Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sweet Violet: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- White Water-lily: DerHexer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Wild Pansy: Kim Hansen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Columbine: Python (Peter Rühr), CC BY 3.0, source
- Matricaria: Fir0002 20D, GFDL 1.2, source
- Vanilla: Vanillinmacher at German Wikipedia, Attribution, source
- Ylang-ylang: User:B.navez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Jonquil: Cillas, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lavandula pedunculata: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Verbena: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tahitian gardenia: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sasanqua camellia: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kadamba: This work was made by Tushar Hossain and released under the license(s), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Illyrian iris: Motohiro Sunouchi, CC BY 4.0, source
- Garden hyacinth: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Boronia: Melburnian, CC BY 3.0, source
- Cabbage rose: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Fragrant screw-pine: Wibowo Djatmiko ( Wie146 ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common jasmine: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Tulip orchids: Zanerappa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Sweet mock orange: No machine-readable author provided. Rainer Bielefeld assumed (based o, Public domain, source
- Orange blossom: Alexander Hardin, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tuberose: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Mexican bush sage: Netherzone, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wild bergamot: Hardyplants at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source