Not many flowers have that power ... Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts ...

Despite its lovely lime-green flowers, the Stinking Hellebore earns its name when the leaves are bruised or broken. That musky, almost sweaty smell is a rude awakening for anyone trying to prune it.

If no one living has experienced the flower first-hand, how does Future Society determine which flowers warrant a fragrance? Future Society's Scent Surrection collection.

Not many flowers have that power. Some never did. Others no longer do, thanks to breeding that has developed bigger, prettier, hardier and disease-resistant plants at the expense of scent.

If it's an intoxicating perfume you're after, there are still some flowers that will make your nose — and your heart — happy.

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.

Not many flowers have that power. Some never did. Others no longer do, thanks to breeding that has developed bigger, prettier, hardier and disease-resistant plants at the expense of scent.

Texas lilac, also known as chaste tree (Vitex), is a beautiful specimen with purple flowers that bloom in midsummer, imparting a delightful scent that wafts through gardens in zones 6-9.