as in aromatic
having a pleasant smell
the balsam fir is a favorite as a Christmas tree because it is so fragrant
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Producers take big swings with unexpected botanicals like earthy eucalyptus, zesty green turmeric, and floral, fragrant mangosteen, a fruit native to Southeast Asia.
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Botanical Name: Mimulus x hybridus Sun Exposure: Partial shade
Soil Type: Clay, loam, sand
Soil pH: Neutral
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White Tobacco
White tobacco has large, dramatic leaves and showy, fragrant clusters of pendent white flowers that look like a burst of shooting stars.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Best of all, fragrant herbs keep destructive insects away from zinnia flowers, and zinnias return the favor by attracting predatory insects that feed on herb pests.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Purple mouse ears, fragrant fritillary and woodland wooly thread tend to grow primarily in serpentine habitats, as do the Coastal tidy tips and the California poppy.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 20 Mar. 2025
Botanical Name: Mimulus x hybridus Sun Exposure: Partial shade
Soil Type: Clay, loam, sand
Soil pH: Neutral
10 of 11
White Tobacco
White tobacco has large, dramatic leaves and showy, fragrant clusters of pendent white flowers that look like a burst of shooting stars.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
Best of all, fragrant herbs keep destructive insects away from zinnia flowers, and zinnias return the favor by attracting predatory insects that feed on herb pests.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Apr. 2025
Purple mouse ears, fragrant fritillary and woodland wooly thread tend to grow primarily in serpentine habitats, as do the Coastal tidy tips and the California poppy.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Fragrant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fragrant. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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