Everything You Need to Know About Fragrant Plants

Fragrant Plants: Which Types to Choose?

We distinguish:

• perennial fragrant plants with deciduous leaves: such as garlic, tarragon, and mint. They lose their leaves in winter but regain them in spring.
• perennial fragrant plants with evergreen foliage: like rosemary, common sage, and thyme. They retain their leaves in winter.
• annual fragrant plants: such as dill, basil, or cilantro that live for one year and must be replanted every year.
• biennial fragrant plants: they live for two years, like parsley.

Remember these differences when planting.

How to Successfully Grow Fragrant Plants: Choose Plants Suitable for Your Soil and Orientation

The secret to happy fragrant plants? It's not a green thumb issue but rather a matter of choosing plants that will thrive in the conditions of your garden or balcony. Thus:

• Your garden or balcony is sunny, warm, well-drained, and even sandy? Your plants should be oregano, rosemary, savory, sage, or even thyme.
• Your garden or balcony is sunny but not too much and the soil is rich and moist? Dill, basil, garlic, cilantro, tarragon, or even lemon mint will be yours.
• Your garden or balcony is partially shaded and rich, with cool soil? Chervil, mint, or parsley (curly or flat) will be yours.

How to Combine Fragrant Plants?

One of the most common mistakes in growing fragrant plants is incompatible combinations…

To create a fragrant garden or regular pot, it is recommended to combine plants with the same light and water requirements. For example, you can place tarragon, garlic, and cilantro together in a partially shaded area with cool soil, whereas thyme, rosemary, and oregano, Mediterranean origin plants, will grow well in sunny, drained soil.

However, be careful with mint: isolate it in a large pot because it is very aggressive!

1. Lavender

2. Mint

3. Jasmine

4. Lemon Tree

5. Eucalyptus

6. Tuberose