More than just beauty flowers and add balance to a room, they can also add enormous amount of colour, contrast, but they can also add fragrance. Next time you purchase flowers why don't you also give special thought to what the person you are giving flowers to likes in terms of fragrance or what you would like to share with them in terms of fragrance. This will, in turn, require you to give some thought into what flowers give off what fragrances.
If the person you love or care about is particularly partial to burst in colour then you may consider the lovely and highly scented, with a fruity touch, freesia flower. Been one of the most common flowers in Europe and Australia freesia flowers pack a wonderfully powerful scented power punch, that is sure to please the one you love you more than just looks. Freesia’s normally come in pink, hot pink, white, her purple, and lilac.
Is there a woman or man in Australia who doesn't like the smell of roses? Well there probably is a few but we don't know any of them. Roses have been adored by people across the world for millennials and exude and are synonymous with Love of, romance, luxury and a higher level of perfume. Roses tend to be more sweet smell flowers, they come in all different shapes and sizes from spray roses which is very small, to Colombian roses which have very long stems and traditionally come in red. Speaking of colour red is the most common buy a significant margin but Other common colours include black, purple, yellow, and hot pink. Most common seed to give roses or at least reason to give roses is generally Valentine's Day and anniversaries.
During certain months of the year peony flowers are in full bloom, they are one of the most striking flowers that money can buy, and fast becoming one of the most popular flowers money can buy. We think this is mainly due to the vast amounts of flowers that each bud contains, the immense choice of colours, and a particular fragrance is especially, or should we say mainly, the pink variety. If it's glorious perfume you are after peony flowers should be high on your list.
The best way to describe the smell of peonies, or should we say fragrance, because that wouldn't be doing it a disservice, would be to say that peony flowers smell a tiny bit like roses but less spicy, and certainly a little sweeter.
Hyacinth flower fragrance is regarded as one of the most sweet smelling. The reason for this highly flowers' very high level of fragrance, apart from our own satisfaction, is in the wild this acts as a natural deterrent from certain types of insects and particularly hungry animals that may hurt the flower.
Fun fact: when Hyacinth flowers are used in aromatherapy the oil often leaves people feeling refreshed, soothed, cantered, and totally calm. One of the littlest know facts about Hyacinth flowers is that they are actually part of the asparagus family of flowers and plants which is an hilarious fact for the asparagus lovers out there.
Lily flowers are one of the most easily recognised flowers on the market today and it's that case all over the world. One of the reasons why they are so popular globally is that they give off one of the most stunning fragrances of any wild, farmed, or cultivated flower. From the moment the flower Blooms from when it is in a bud you will be assaulted by an amazing aroma and many gorgeous colours.
Behind roses, Lily flowers, are one of the most popular gifting and vase flowers we sell. The only word of warning about Lily flowers is that some people are allergic to their fragrance, and if they are not prune properly they can also potentially hurt some breeds of cats. It's been off and describe that Lily flowers have a slightly spicy, creamy, Clove like smell to them
Sweet peas, not to be confused with sweet peas of the food variety, are one of the more common flowers to be used in the fragrance of luxurious perfumes in Europe. Sweet peas exude a deliciously light aroma which can easily fill a room in the house. If we were to describe the fragrance the word spicy comes to mind.
If you have any questions about the fragrance of different flowers you're most welcome to call Lily's Florist at any time for advice on 1800 466 534.
This was originally published in 20.5.22 but was update and published again on 19.9.24.