Mediterranean plants exude a beautiful atmosphere and are among the most popular plants for garden design or container planting - depending on whether they are hardy or not. Then there are wonderfully fragrant specimens from the Mediterranean region that make the planting even better. Are you looking for a Mediterranean, fragrant plant to expand your collection?
Herbs and flowers, shrubs and trees – there are a number of Mediterranean plants that exude pleasant scents, sometimes during the day and sometimes at night. And if you distribute them cleverly, you can enjoy them anywhere in the garden and on the terrace, even at any time of the day.
Plant one or two Mediterranean, fragrant plants around a seating area - a bench, the terrace or a porch swing, so that you can enjoy their scent while relaxing. Very popular and hardy are:
Southern plants for bed planting – lavender
You get hardy, fragrant, Mediterranean plantsfor example with lavender, which you can also get in the dwarf version for pot planting. And when you think of a Mediterranean plant with purple flowers, the first thing you probably think of is actually this beauty. It is important that the plant is placed in the sun and that it is watered sufficiently (without waterlogging). This is a basic requirement for the flowers to be able to emit a really strong scent. With lavender you also get herbs and scented plants in one.
Rosemary for herb beds or pots
If you want to plant fragrant herbs, you basically have a large selection available, but rosemary is without a doubt one of those herbal plants that simply belongs there. Unfortunately, it is not winter hardy, although it tolerates temperatures around freezing point quite well, which in itself is something special for a Mediterranean specimen.More herbsThat you can consider if you are looking for a Mediterranean, fragrant plant are:
- Anise (not hardy)
- Tarragon (hardy)
- Basil (not hardy)
- Coriander (not hardy)
- Marjoram (not hardy)
- Oregano (hardy)
- Sage (hardy, depending on variety)
- Thymian (winterhart)
- Lemon balm (hardy)
Night-scented honeysuckle for a Mediterranean feeling
As the name suggests, this plant smells particularly in the evening hours, sometimes stronger and sometimes less strong depending on the variety, but always with a fairly long flowering phase. There are also different flower colors, so you can easily find the right one for you. There are also evergreen varieties that decorate the garden with their foliage even in winter. The honeysuckle (Lonicera) there are bothas a climbing plantas well as a shrub.
Mediterranean, fragrant plant – the cistus
In principle, this medicinal plant from the Mediterranean region can be considered hardy because it is quite robust. It develops pretty flowers that only bloom for one day at a time. For this the cistus gets (Cysts) but also new buds over the course of several months, so you won't be short of flowers. With this Canary Islands flowering plant, it is the leaves that have a strong scent.
Shrub roses with fragrant flowers
A variety of flower colors and strong, pleasant scents are typical characteristics of shrub roses, which make them the queen of flowers in the home garden and should not be missing in any Mediterranean garden.Roses are quite easy to care forWhat's more, they can decorate any sunny spot in the garden.
Plant imperial crown for flowers in spring
This magnificent specimen blooms together with all the spring flowers we know. The Imperial Crown (Fritillaria imperialis) has interesting bell-shaped flowers that always attract attention with their interesting appearance alone. In addition, there is the impressive scent that they exude, which simply doesn't let us get away from the beautiful plant.
Design balconies and terraces with pots
Fortunately, all the beautiful Mediterranean plants that cannot survive our winters can be grown in pots and overwintered in a warm place. Then you can decorate your balcony or terrace or beautify another seating area with the fragrant jewelry. You probably already know some of them:
Citrus trees as Mediterranean pot plants with fragrant flowers
In fact, you can almost say that citrus plants simply belong to a house, regardless of whether it is a lemon tree, orange tree or tangerine tree. In the right location, the trees not only bloom frequently and magnificently, but also emit a pleasant scent that can spread quite far. In addition to the mentioned and well-known citrus trees, there is also the lesser-known Calamondini that you can consider.
Stuffed oleanders
Oleander bushes are only fragrant if you choose the double varieties. So if you initially wondered why your oleanders don't smell, then you probably only have the unfilled ones. You can choose between different flower colors and the leaves also look very decorative outside of the flowering phase, which lasts quite a long time. The container plantrequires a lot of water, as it grows naturally on river banks where it gets plenty of moisture.
Mediterranean, fragrant plant - the beautiful jasmine
Anyone looking for a Mediterranean, fragrant plant should consider real jasmine (Jasmine officinalis) can't get around. Place the pot with the plant in one placesunny locationso that it can fully develop its fragrant flowers. If necessary, partial shade is also suitable. In any case, the soil should never dry out completely, but should always be kept moderately moist. The jasmine bushes are perfect Mediterranean plants for the balcony or terrace.
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