6 Flowers That Smell Like Candy
I'm a vegetable gardener. Or at least, I always have been until very recently. I love growing my own food and I've dedicated a lot of time and energy into learning the craft of small-scale food farming.
Posted — UpdatedHowever, a recent move and certain circumstances have kept me from my veggie-growing ways this year. And now, in this new house, I'm feeling drawn to flowers for the first time ever. Flowers! Beautiful bright blooms, a rainbow explosion across my yard. All the shapes and colors and sizes; vines and stalks and shrubs and on and on. But mostly? Mostly I want the sweet, calming, joy-inducing fragrance that comes from fresh blooming flowers.
Freesia is a very sweet-smelling flower, almost reminiscent of strawberries or other summer fruit. Some people even describe it as smelling like Fruit Loops! But it's much more mild than that with subtle high notes of honey and mint.
Honeysuckles are small fragrant flowers that grow on hardy bushes. They will fill your home with their sweet sweet aroma. Honeysuckle is a pungent, almost thick sort of scent, but it's fruity and warm with hints of honey and ripe citrus.
Lilac is an iconic purple shrub that bears a sweet, almost overly sweet, and heady fragrance. Lilac is heavy while still feeling fresh, but it's definitely a scent that clings to the air. The odor is fruity (without any citrus) and carries a light touch of vanilla.
These delicate pink flowers will release their aroma at the slightest touch, so they're a great addition along your paths and walkways. They give off a sweet, berry-like fragrance with delightful lemony undernotes. The smell of strawberry-scented geranium is just perfectly refreshing.
So, are you inspired to get out there and start playing with flowers that smell like candy? To try and grow your own candy flower garden? I know I am!