Aristolochia gigantea

Aristolochia gigantea is a species of foul-smelling plants native to South America: Panama, Brazil, possibly Colombia. Its characteristic red flower emits a pungent, foul odor familiar to all scavengers, which attracts bees and other insects, making pollination easier. Often grown in greenhouses and botanical gardens.

Stapelia gigantea

Stapelia gigantea - species flowering plants, native to southeast Africa. Reaches up to 20 cm in height. Its flower can grow up to 35 cm in diameter. They have the smell of rotting flesh, which attracts flies to pollinate them. Often grown as a houseplant.

Arizema trifolia - herbaceous perennial, growing in moist forests, shrubs and swamps in the eastern part North America. As a rule, it grows to 30–65 centimeters in height. All parts of Arizema trifolia are poisonous and contain calcium oxalate crystals, which in humans can cause severe pain, burning on the lips, mouth and throat, as well as excessive salivation, and in rare cases, swelling.

Helicodiceros muscivorus

Seventh place on the list of flowers with the most unpleasant odor in the world is occupied by Helicodiceros muscivorus - a species of perennial herbaceous plants found on the islands of the Mediterranean Sea. Grows up to 75 cm tall. Its inflorescence, 15–45 cm long, emits a strong, distinct odor of rotting fish or carrion.

Lysichiton americana is a perennial plant that grows in swamps and moist forests along streams, rivers and other places with high humidity on the western Pacific coast of North America. They grow up to 30–40 cm in height. Is one of the first spring flowers, which appear mainly at the end of winter. They are often used in landscape design.

The fifth place among the flowers with the most unpleasant smell in the world is taken by Dracunculus vulgaris. This is perennial herbaceous plant, widespread in Southern Europe - Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Italy, France and Turkey. Capable of growing up to 2 meters in height. The species is characterized by a large purple inflorescence 25–135 cm long, with an unpleasant odor reminiscent of excrement and carrion.

African Hydnora africana

Rafflesia Arnolda

Amorphophallus titanica

Amorphophallus titanica - large plant, until recently, grew exclusively in the tropical forests of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, but with the arrival of humans here it practically disappeared. Now this unusual plant is being bred in greenhouse conditions in botanical gardens around the world. Capable of growing up to 3 meters in height. During flowering, which lasts 1–2 days, the flower emits a fetid odor reminiscent of a mixture of rotten eggs and rotten fish.

The winner in the ranking of flowers with the most unpleasant odor is Bulbophyllum phalaenopsis - a plant species, one of the varieties of orchids, native to New Guinea. Despite bad smell, resembling rotting meat, they are often grown as a houseplant.

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You can enjoy the aromas of exotic flowers throughout almost the entire year at home. There are many known fragrant indoor plants. Each of them has its own unique smell and can be easily selected home flower to your taste.

Among the many plants that people grow in their homes, there are species of Plants that are completely odorless or with a faint, almost imperceptible aroma of fresh foliage or cut wood. The average person cannot distinguish such faint odors.

All fragrant houseplants can be divided into two large groups:

1. Only flowers have fragrance.
2. All parts of the plant smell, the smell intensifies when damaged.

The first group of plants.

Houseplants from the first group delight with their aroma only during flowering. This group includes some orchids, stephanotis (Madagascar jasmine), roses, gardenias, and some cacti. It should be noted that almost always among the representatives of one genus of fragrant flowering plants there are those that do not smell. The breeders made sure to please all customers: among the many hybrids, you can always choose an orchid that is completely odorless or with a pleasant exotic aroma.

	Stephanotis or Madagascar jasmine is a semi-shrub vine that prefers well-lit windows. The white star flowers have an exquisite aroma. The plant requires support and careful regular care.
	Gardenia quite a capricious plant. She loves light, warmth and moisture, but does not tolerate being in direct sunlight. This flower needs high humidity, so it is not always possible to successfully grow this tropical beauty in an ordinary apartment.
	Eucharis or Amazon lily has a very pleasant, delicate aroma. These are perennial bulbous plants with large dark green leaves. From time to time, an umbrella with 5-6 flowers similar to a daffodil appears on the plant. The flowers have a refined and delicate aroma.
	Inflorescences Hoyas (wax ivy) have a strong sweetish odor that intensifies in the evening. This unpretentious, drought-resistant vine with leathery leaves and long shoots blooms annually. Does not require any complex care, but young plant does not bloom.
	Muraya While rarely found in homes, it is a small shrub that can be shaped into a small tree. Its flowers are very fragrant, they white and as if covered with wax. Flowering may last all year round.
	Abelia It blooms with a small cutting and has a pleasant subtle aroma, reminiscent of the smell of a lemon flower. This is an ornamental flowering shrub that blooms for a long time and very abundantly. Mature plant It is better to keep it in a large room.
	U oleander Very fragrant flowers, long-term inhalation of their aroma can cause headaches. The pink or white flowers of this evergreen shrub are very beautiful; the plant is quite unpretentious.
	Jasmine sambac - a vine with a large number of flowers, blooms continuously from May until approximately September. Requires pruning and support, flowers do not last long.

The second group of plants.

The second group includes domestic plants, all parts of which have a pronounced aroma. An example is the well-known pelargonium (geranium). If you rub a leaf of pelargonium zonalis, you will feel a strong, pungent odor. Some people like him, some don't. If the plant is not touched, there is no smell. Fragrant pelargonium will fill the entire room with its aroma, even if its shoots are slightly disturbed.

Such plants include citrus fruits, myrtle, and araucaria. Aromatic properties Possess all plants used as seasonings: mint, rosemary, lemon balm, Oregon, and bay laurel.

	Citrus trees (lemon, orange, calamondin, tangerine) are often grown at home. All parts of plants have a pleasant aroma: leaves, shoots, and flowers.
	Araucaria - one of the few coniferous plants that can be grown indoors. It has a pleasant pine aroma and saturates the air with phytoncides.
	Plectranthus or indoor mint valued for its ease of care and decorative attractiveness of leaves with a pleasant mint aroma. Its flowers are small, lilac or white. Some species have a pungent odor and are used to repel moths.
	Myrtle - evergreen with leathery leaves and single or numerous white flowers in short racemes. Myrtle leaves and shoots are a source essential oil, widely used in perfumery and medicine.

It would not be amiss to remind you that when placing fragrant plants in the house, you should definitely think about which flower to put where. It is better not to keep fragrant flowers in the bedroom; for other rooms it is important to choose the right fragrant plants. Smells affect your well-being and create your mood. Some calm, others, on the contrary, give vigor and strength. Only your own feelings will tell you which room to use plants for!

The aroma of exotic flowers is present in the home of an amateur gardener almost throughout the year.

Today, many varieties have been adapted for home cultivation. tropical plants, and most of them, when flowering, emit a subtle, peculiar aroma. Of course, among indoor flowers you can find varieties with a weak scent or no scent at all. However, these plants are recommended for landscaping public places and office premises. This is due to the fact that some people suffer from an allergic reaction to certain scents, including floral ones.

Most indoor ornamental plants can be divided into two main categories:

• plants in which only flowers emit fragrance;
• the smell emanates from the entire plant, and it is especially intensified when its vegetative part is damaged.

The first group includes most orchids, roses, gardenias, and some types of cacti. However, you can find orchid hybrids that do not emit any odor when they bloom.

Orchid Cattleya aclandiae.
One of the pleasant-smelling orchids is the orchid Cattleya aclandiae, whose flowers smell like lily of the valley.

Hymennocalis.
The aroma is simply enchanting!
Hymenocallis flowers have large stem with fragrant snow-white flowers with tall, spider-like cup-shaped petals of a pale yellow hue and large, trembling stamens. Flowers can appear either in late summer or early autumn. One inflorescence can contain six to eight shiny white flowers up to 20 centimeters in length.

Madagascar jasmine - stephanotis (Stephanotis Thou) is a semi-shrub vine that develops well and blooms only when good lighting. Therefore, it is grown on window sills on the south side of the home. Star-shaped small flowers have a refined, refined aroma.

Gardenia, especially one of its subspecies - jasmine gardenia " Gardenia jasminoides» When flowering, it exudes a powerful, refined aroma. However, in home culture this is a rather capricious plant. Despite the fact that most gardenia species are photophilous, when indoor growing the plant does not tolerate direct sunlight.

Amazon lily – Eucharis (Eucharis Planch) has white, narcissus-like flowers with a delicate, pleasant scent. The plant is perennial, and good conditions grown can bloom all year round, periodically throwing out umbrellas on which 5...6 single flowers bloom.

Wax ivy - Hoya includes several subspecies that are quite common when grown indoors. The plant belongs to decorative vines, and when flowering it emits a sweetish smell. The plant does not require painstaking care And increased attention, but its flowering begins only at a “mature” age.

Murraya paniculata - orange jasmine (Murraya paniculata), has not yet become widespread in home floriculture and is grown by professionals. They form a dwarf tree from a bush, with year-round flowering. White Murraya flowers have petals that look like they are drenched in wax. When flowering, the smell emitted by the plant has a subtle, pleasant aroma.

Bouvvardia longiflora.
A shrub with oblong leaves and numerous flowers collected at the ends of annual shoots. The corolla tube is up to 10 cm long. The aroma of white flowers is reminiscent of jasmine.



Pittosporum fragrant or Resinus vulgaris.
A tree with decorative dense leaves and small, up to 1 cm in diameter, flowers collected in corymbose inflorescences . Newly bloomed flowers are white, then take on color Ivory. As a result, flowers in one inflorescence differ slightly in color. Soft, vanilla aroma.

Raphiolepis umbellata.
A tree with leathery dark green leaves and beautiful flowers, collected in inflorescences at the tops of the shoots. The flowers emit a soft, sweetish aroma.

Sarcococcus is low.
An evergreen shrub with leathery evergreen leaves and clusters of small flowers with long stamens blooming in their axils, in place of which dark burgundy spherical fruits later ripen. The flowers are white with yellowish stamens, emitting a strong spicy aroma, slightly reminiscent of melon.

Eriobothria japonica or Japanese medlar.
A tree with tomentose-pubescent shoots and large wrinkled leaves, jagged along the edges. Small flowers 30 - 50 pieces are collected at the ends of shoots in paniculate inflorescences. Juicy small (up to 3 cm in diameter) rounded yellow fruits are very pleasant to the taste and ripen in June. Cream flowers emit a sweet almond scent.

Abelia chinensis.
It blooms with a small cutting, has a pleasant subtle aroma, somewhat reminiscent of the smell of a lemon flower. This is an ornamental flowering shrub that blooms for a long time and very abundantly. It is better to keep an adult plant in a large room.

Chinese oleander.
U oleander The flowers are very fragrant; inhaling their aroma for a long time can cause a headache. The pink or white flowers of this evergreen shrub are very beautiful; the plant is quite unpretentious.

Sansevieria.
All varieties of this popular indoor plant produce unusually long peduncles that bloom in the evening and emit a pleasant and mellow aroma, reminiscent of the smell of a lily. Sansevieria (sansevieria) blooms in spring and/or autumn. Each flower fades by morning. However, there are a lot of them on the peduncle, so you can enjoy the fragrance for a long time.

Some varieties of indoor roses.
They have a bright and delicate aroma. It is believed to have a good effect on well-being and is a powerful aphrodisiac. The smell of these flowers can be heard wonderfully in a small room.

Cactus selenicerus.


Echinopsis cactus.

Example the second group of plants, the aroma of which comes from the entire vegetative part, can serve as a well-known pelargonium - geranium (Pelargonium),

The family includes about 400 species and subspecies. If the plant is not damaged, there is no smell from it. But it's worth rubbing the leaves fragrant pelargonium(Pelargonium graveolens) between your fingers, the whole room will be filled with a persistent, somewhat pungent odor.

Most citrus fruits (lemon, tangerine, orange) V indoor culture are formed in the form small trees. All parts of the plant - leaves, stems, shoots - have a pleasant aroma.

Eucalyptus.
All varieties of this plant emit a fragrance. But the most striking of these indoor trees has lemon eucalyptus. With a small touch of even one leaf, it can saturate a standard medium-sized room with aroma.

Plectranthus or indoor mint.
Plectranthus or indoor mint is valued for its ease of care and the decorative attractiveness of its leaves with a pleasant minty aroma. Its flowers are small, lilac or white. Some species have a pungent odor and are used to repel moths.

Araucaria ( Araucaria spp. heterophylla and Araucaria bidwillii) one of the few coniferous species adapted for growing at home. From the crown of the dwarf trees of Bidwill's and variegated araucaria emanates a pleasant pine aroma. Araucarias growing in a living room saturate the air with natural phytoncides.

Common myrtle.
A low-growing tree, the branches are densely covered with leathery, dark green aromatic leaves, in the axils of which there are single flowers. White flowers emit a sweetish, light aroma.

At home growing aromatic plants It is necessary to make sure that all family members are not allergic to specific odors. Flowers with strong odor It is better not to keep it in the nursery and bedroom.

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