SCENTED LEAF PELARGONIUMS

 

Scented leaf pelargoniums are plants with a distinct scent to their leaves. Flowers are single, unless otherwise stated. Please note that leaf scents, as in perfume scents, are perceived differently by each person.

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Charmay Lemon Crisp, green leaves, delicately notched edges. Strong lemon scent. Flowers are medium sized of the normal mauve colour. $10.00
Ginger Torento Small mauve flowers. Smoth, tooth edged leaf. Light ginger scent. $6.00
Orange Fizz Toothed, crisp leaves. Citrus scent. $6.00
Pookrinna Small flowers, purple uppers, blush white lowers. Small, fuzzy leaves, strong peppermint scent. From Australia. Small grower, beautiful for a hanging basket. Almost identical plant to 'Islington Peppermint'. Australian. $15.00
Variegated Charmay Lemon Green leaves, diffused with lime green and cream markings. Beautiful strong lemon scent. Wonderful if grown as a standard (tree). $12.00

 

SCENTED LEAF:

Apple P. odoratissimum Sweet apple to apple cider scent. Trailing sprays of small, white flowers. Good basket plant. $5.00
Apple Mint Leaves are larger than regular 'Apple' and there is a definite mint scent along with the apple scent. Trailing sprays of small, white flowers. $5.00
Apricot (Paton’s Unique) Glossy, deep green lobed leaf, pungent scent. Red bloom with pink and white in centre. Large plant and beautiful bloom. $5.00
Ardwick Cinnamon Small round leaves with ruffled edge, grey-green colour. Very strong cinnamon/clove scent without rubbing leaves. $5.00
Aroma Similar to ‘Old Spice’ but leaf is more ruffled. A spicier scent. $5.00
Atomic Snowflake Lemon-rose scent. Yellow to cream hit-or-miss variegation on leaves. Crimped leaf edge.$5.00
Attar of Roses Green tri-lobed leaves. Lovely strong rose scent Good for sachets.$5.00
Beauty (Beauty Oak) Large lobed leaf, darker centre, pungent scent. Small lavender bloom.$5.00
Blandfordianum Album Deeply cut silvery grey leaf. Mildly pungent scent. Small white flowers.$5.00
Both’s Snowflake (Ice Crystal Rose) Deeply divided grey-green leaves, mottled & splashed white/cream. Nice lemon-rose scent. Small lavender bloom.$5.00
Brilliant Pungent. Single, cerise-purple flowers.$5.00
Camphor Rose Form of P.graveolens, a camphor mint scent. Small mauve flowers.$5.00
Candy Dancer Deeply divided, lacy looking dark green leaves. A nice lemon-rose scent. Small lavender flowers. Great looking foliage!$5.00
Carl Gaffney Large sharply toothed leaves that have fine, frilly edge. There is an occasional white spot or variegation on the leaves. Mildly pungent scent. Large, vigorous growing plant. Beautiful showy foliage. $5.00
Charity Green, incised leaf with a wide golden green border. Nice lemon-rose scent. Small mauve flowers. Tall, robust plant and very showy. $5.00
Chocolate Mint Large lobed leaf, dark blotch in the center. Pungent with touch of mint. Oak x Peppermint. (Viva Ireland).$5.00
Citronella Maple leaf shape, strong citrus scent. A large, coarse grower. Small lavender flowers.$5.00
Clorinda Eucalyptus scent. Lobed leaf, large bright rose flowers, bigger than most scented leaf flowers. Large plant.$5.00
Cocoanut P.grossularioides Small, round leaf from a centre cluster, good for hanging basket. Low trailing plant with long sprays of tiny purple flowers. Nice scent — reminds you of being on a beach and smelling cocoanut suntan lotion. Put basket in front of an open window. Lovely.$5.00
Concolor Lace (Shottesham Pet, Filbert) Light green deeply divided, velvety leaves. Faintly pungent scent. Flowers are small and bright red. Makes a pretty pot plant.$5.00
Copthorne Cedar scented. Tri-lobed leaf, large lavender flowers. Has longer bloom period than most scenteds. (Popperwell) $5.00
Crispum minor (Fingerbowl Lemon) Very tiny, crinkled leaf, once used to float in finger bowls at dinner parties. Smaller, thinner stemmed plant than other crispums. Very pale lilac, almost white flower. Lemon scent. Slow plant. $9.00
Dainty Maid Large, coarse, sharply tri-lobed leaves. Large single pink bloom with white throat and deep red splotch on upper petals. Nice citrus scent. $6.00
Dean’sDelight Deeply cut dark green leaves. Scent is described as pine but seems somewhat pungent. Pale lilac bloom, upper petals deeply split and lacy. $5.00
Decipiens Shallowly lobed leaves. Small lavender bloom. Sweet rose scent. $5.00
Dr. Livingston (Skeleton Rose) Very deeply cut rough leaf. Small lavender flowers. Rose to lemon-rose scent. Tall plant. $5.00
Fair Ellen Large, shallow lobed leaf, some dark rib markings. Rough texture. Pungent scent. Nice, large, darkly stippled mauve flowers. Oak type. Fairly low, bushy growth. $5.00
Fern Leaf P.denticulatum (Pine). Dark green leaves cut so finely it gives a ferny effect. Pungent scent some say a hint of pine. Small lavender flowers. Tall. $5.00
Frensham Sharply lobed rough leaf. Nice mauve bloom. One of the strongest lemon scented plants. Bushy. Makes a wonderful standard (tree).$5.00
Fruity Round leaf. Compact bushy plant. Pine & fruit scent. White flower. $5.00
Galway Star A small, crinkled crispum type leaf with border of white-to-cream. Looks like ‘Variegated Prince Rupert’ but is somewhat larger and has a much more pronounced citrus scent. Wonderful plant and scent. (Bowie) $6.00
Gemstone Sharply lobed, rough leaves with a sharp lemon scent. Fairly large, lavender flowers, stippled on upper petals.$5.00
Giant Rose Large leaves nicely lemon-rose scented. Lavender flowers. $6.00
Ginger Smooth, toothed leaf. Plant has fair size lavender flowers. $5.00
Gold Dust Soft, light green ruffled leaf, has a slight golden cast and a somewhat pungent scent. Small mauve flowers. Large plant. $5.00
Golden Clorinda Sport of ‘Clorinda’, has nice gold border on the leaves. The gold will sometimes turn white in winter. Large pink flowers as ‘Clorinda’. ( Scheidt) $5.00
Golden Crispum (Golden Wellsweep Crispum) Extremely small, deeply crinkled green leaves with lime green edging. Plant trails somewhat, good for basket, if pinched regularly. A faint lemon scent.$5.00
Golden Nutmeg Small, round greyish-green leaves that are edged with a wide yellow border. Sprays of small white blooms. Spicy scent. Good basket plant.$5.00
Grace Thomas Large sharp, shallowly lobed and lightly pleated leaves. Lavender bloom, broad upper petals, thin, spidery lower ones. Very mild lemon scent. Very tall. $5.00
Grape Leaf P.hispidum Large lobed leaf, almost like a grape leaf. Small light lavender bloom, upper petals large, lower ones very thin. Pungent scent. Extremely large, robust plant - needs room! 2nd year stems are brown & woody. $6.00
Grey Lady Plymouth Grey-green soft leaf, sharply indented and has a narrow white border. Rose scent. Small mauve flowers.$5.00
Hansen’s Wild Spice Smooth, toothed grey-green leaf, small pale pink bloom. A sweet citrus scent. The stems are long and trailing, a good basket plant. $5.00
Islington Peppermint Small flowers, top petals black bottom petals pale pink. Leaves are small, fuzzy and heart shaped. Peppermint scented foliage. Small growing, short internodes, great for hanging baskets. (Hull) $10.00
Joy Lucille Deeply incised velvety leaf. Pale lilac-white bloom. Mild mint scent. Tall. $5.00
Lady Mary Small round leaf, faint lemon-rose scent. Lilac pink flowers with red splotches on upper petals. $5.00
Lady Plymouth Deeply cut soft green leaf, widely edged with white. Leaf also has some streaking. Small mauve flowers. Great for arrangements! 5.00
Lara Nomad White flowers, leaves with strong lemon scent. (Blackman) $7.00
Lemon Kiss Scent is the same as ‘Mabel Grey’ (strongly citrus) but the leaf is more deeply cut and very small. Flowers are lavender. $5.00
Lemon Meringue Toothed leaves with a strong lemon scent. Single, mauve flowers. $5.00
Lemonaire Large toothed, rough leaf with strong lemon scent. $5.00
Lilian Pottinger Small, round grey-green leaves, deeply incised edges. Grows from a central clump. Trailing sprays of tiny white blooms. Leaves have camphorish type scent. $6.00
Lime Sawtooth edged smooth leaf with a good lime scent. Good size pale lilac flowers with deeper upper stippling. $5.00
Limoneum Small saw-toothed edge leaf. Deep rosy purple bloom. Thin, trailing stems, a good basket plant. A sweet citrus type scent, but some nurseries list it as ‘Cinnamon’. $5.00
Mabel Grey P. citronellum Large, sharply lobed rough leaves with a very strong lemon scent. Lavender, darker stippling on upper two petals. $5.00
Madam Nonin (Double Apricot) Flowers are red with pink and white in the centre and are actually single but are so broad petaled and ruffled it gives the look of being double. Larger flowers than most scenteds. Foliage is glossy green, notched and smells of apricot tree foliage. Grow for bloom, not scent. It will revert back to the single flower form, which should be removed. $5.00
Matt’s Mabel A seedling of ‘Mabel Grey’. Large, sharply lobed rough leaves with a very strong lemon scent. Lavender flowers have darker stippling on upper two petals. Flowers larger than ‘Mabel Grey’. $5.00
Mint Scented Rose Cut green leaves, white variegation. Looks exactly like ‘Lady Plymouth’ but has a strong mint scent, and more compact plant. Mauve flowers. $5.00
Mrs. Kingsley Curly grey-green leaf, bright purple-cerise bloom. Pungent scent. $5.00
Mrs. Taylor Deeply cut, dark green leaf, small bright red bloom. A pungent scent. $5.00
Oak Dark centre, large oak shaped leaf. Rough, sticky feel to leaves. Pungent scent. Gets quite large. Lavender flowers. $5.00
Old Spice Small round grey-green leaf, sprays of white flowers. A spicy, pungent scent. Good basket plant. $5.00
Olga Shipstone Slight apple scent, small white, long lasting sprays of flowers. Grows from centre crown. Great for baskets! $5.00
Orange Sawtooth edged leaf, strong orange scent. Large white to pale lilac flowers. Tall plant. $5.00
P. quercifolium Deeply divided leaves with a somewhat sticky feel. Pungent scent. Lavender-pink flowers with purple/red spots on upper petals and some feathering. The true species from seeds collected 10km east of Uniondale. $5.00
Peach (Gooseberry Leaf) Small crinkly crispum type leaf with an all over hit-or-miss cream/white variegation. Pale lilac to almost white bloom. Mild citrus scent but some say ‘peach scented’. $8.00
Pepper P.dichondrifolium Small round, greyish leaf, plant grows from low central clump. Long sprays of small white blooms. Black pepper scent. This plant likes long hours of intense sunlight. Good basket specimen. $7.00
Peppermint P.tomentosum Very large slightly lobed, plush velvety leaf. Very strong mint scent. Has small white flowers. Makes a large, sprawling plant. Good for planting directly into a herb bed as a filler (be sure to take cuttings to hold over for next year). $5.00
Peppermint Lace Large deeply cut, velvety leaf. Strong peppermint scent. Large growing plant with small white flowers. $5.00
Peter's Luck Citrus scent, medium sized leaves. Large mauve flowers with maroon splotches on uppers. Strong grower - Mabel Grey in background parentage. Show winner. (Godwin) $8.00
Phyllis Variegated sport of 'Paton's Unique' (Apricot). Same bloom and plant except foliage has a wide white & cream edge. Very showy. Difficult to root but once established makes a lovely large plant. $10.00
Pineapple P. mollicomum Smells like a freshly opened can of pineapples. Small white to cream flower. Forms a tuber. $5.00
Pink Capitatum 1 (Pink Capricorn) Shallowly lobed leaf, fair rose scent. Medium pink bloom. $5.00
Pink Champagne Toothed leaf, large single pink bloom. Not a strong scent, but lovely flower. Tall. $5.00
Pink Nutmeg Almost the same as regular ‘Nutmeg’ plant but leaf is slightly more oblong. Scent is spicy-pungent. Bloom is pure pink. $7.00
Poquito Dark green, deeply cut leaf. Pungent scent. Single purple flowers. Dwarf. $5.00
Prince of Orange Small roundish, somewhat incised leaf with curly edge. Scent of mandarin orange. Pale lilac bloom. This plant should not be confused with other plants sold under this name as 99% of those sold as ‘Prince of Orange’ are really the larger plant ‘Orange’. $5.00
Prosperity Lobed leaf, mildly pungent scent. Medium pink bloom with red upper petal spot. Good bloomer. $5.00
Pungent Peppermint (Bode’s Peppermint) Very deeply cut grey-green velvety leaves. Nice mint scent. Mauve flowers. Beautiful in arrangements! $5.00
Rober’s Lemon Rose Irregularly cut grey-green leaf. Nice lemon rose scent. Small mauve flowers. Tall plant. Some call it ‘tomato leaf’ because of the leaf shape. $5.00
Roger’s Delight Leaves are regal-shaped and have a faint lemon scent. Flowers are large, pink with dark red upper markings on a regal type bloom. $5.00
Rollison’s Unique Curly leaf. Nice mint scent. Bright magenta flowers. $5.00
Rose P.graveolens (Old Fashioned Rose) Softly lobed and indented leaf. Nice rose to lemon-rose scent. The one used for cakes, sugared leaves, etc. Mauve flowers. $5.00
Rose Paton’s Unique (Mexican Sage) Sport of ‘Apricot’. Glossy green, notched leaf. Apricot tree foliage scent. Flowers are white to pale rosy lavender with deeper stippling and are larger than most scented flowers. $5.000
Shrubland Rose Glossy, dark green, indented leaf, pungent scent. Bright red blooms. $5.00
Snowflake Sport of ‘Round Leaf Rose’. Soft round leaf with white-to-cream variegation. Nice for large tubs. Reverts to plain ‘Round Leaf Rose’ if green shoots aren’t pruned off. Lemon-rose scent. Small mauve flowers. $5.00
Southernwood P.abrotanifolium Foliage is very divided , ‘ferny’ and small. It trails nicely and has a lovely scent. Single, white flowers. $5.00
Staghorn Oak Same scent as oak but leaf is larger and lobed edges are slightly jagged, no central blotch. Flower colour same, markings different. $5.00
Strawberry (Countess of Scarborough) Deeply tri-lobed, crinkled, small leaf with a somewhat citrus scent that some think is like strawberries. Pretty pink bloom with red upper stippling. Hard to root. $5.00
Sweet Miriam (Sweet Mimosa) Lobed, incised leaf. Pretty pure pink flowers of good size. Listed as sweet scent but it is somewhat pungent. One of my favorites! $5.00
Variegated Giant Rose Looks like ‘Snowflake' but much larger leaves and instead of white variegation as ‘Snowflake', this plant has gold hit-or-miss variegation. Leaf shape and lemon-rose scent are the same as ‘Snowflake’. Lavender flowers. This is not the same plant as ‘Atomic Snowflake’. Loses variegation easily. $8.00
Variegated Nutmeg Small, round grey-green leaves with hit or miss white, cream or yellowish variegation. Some branches will have the green leaf bordered white. As it grows there will be numerous types of variegation on the leaves. Leaves have a spicy scent. Flowers are small sprays of white. Good basket plant. $5.00
Variegated Oak Leaf Dark, somewhat sticky, large lobed leaf. White-to-cream, hit-or-miss variegation on leaves. Good size lavender flowers. Seems to bloom more than other Oak types. Slow growing, difficult to root. Pungent scent. $5.00
Variegated Prince Rupert (French Lace) Crinkled crispum type leaf, dented or scalloped with white border. Pale lilac flowers. Fair lemon scent. $4.00 Velvet Rose Incised lobed leaf, rose to lemon scent. Small mauve bloom. $6.00