A lot of money is spent in this country to
reproduce fragrances for perfumes and air fresheners. The majority of
these manufactured fragrances have alcohol and other additives that can
actually irritate the membranes in your nose. Nature has done it the
best and these are some of the most heavenly fragrances you’ll ever
smell.
1) Hyacinth! This highly fragrant flower is actually a member of the lily family. Lily’s tend to grow much larger than
the hyacinth but if you look closely at this flower you will see that
the clusters of these blooms are tubular in shape just like the lily.
Hyacinths have been a popular garden flower since the 17 hundreds
because of the brilliance of there color (of every shade) and because of
the incredible fragrance they have. Whether you have them planted out
doors or in a pot in your home, this beautiful flower will brighten up
any space and give off a constant heavenly fragrance, but, it is not
overpowering. I just can’t imagine a perfume that smells any better than
this. And men, instead of giving her some fresh cut flowers, try giving
her a hyacinth plant. It will last longer and she can replant it again
next year if she wants to put it in a garden.
2) The most fragrant flowers are the pure white Casa Blanca
and the dark pink Stargazer lily. They are absolutely beautiful, but
beware; the fragrance they give off is so strong, that, one bouquet of
lilies can fill up an entire room. Don’t place them where you are going
to sit for any length of time unless, that is what you want. They don’t
do well in direct sunlight or drafts so place them in a more diffused
lit area. If you replace the water every couple of days and add flower
food plus a new snip of the ends, you’ll have a long lasting, beautiful
fragrant arrangement.
3) Tuber roses are not
actually roses. Like the hyacinth, a tuber rose has a stem with clusters
of flowers that are all white. Once again, the smell is fantastic. I
once picked off one little petal from the cluster and put it in my car. A
few hours later I return to my vehicle and was pleasantly surprised at
how wonderful it smelled. My children noticed it as well. It was the
perfect natural air freshener.
4) Gardenias! These flowers
that bloom on trees have a very short life after they are cut, but for
the little time you have them in your home is worth it. Generally
gardenias are made into a corsage for special occasions, but if you
don’t want to do that, you can place the flower in a low dish of water
and then just leave them alone to do their work.
5) There are some roses
that have been bred for their fragrance such as the peach colored
Oceana rose or the Sterling Silver rose (which is actually purple). Each
of these have a light perfume to them. Any of the purple roses have a
wonderful smell.
Rather than putting chemicals in the air, you may want to get some flowers now and again and enjoy nature’s perfume.
Enjoy!
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