Not every scented pelargonium smells sweet. This group covers the cool and aromatic fragrances: peppermint, pine, cedar, lavender, fresh herbs and the rich, resinous scents of the oak-leaved types. They are a good choice if you prefer a clean, refreshing scent, and many have unusual foliage too.
Varieties to try
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Peppermint and mint: Tomentosum, with large, soft, velvety leaves, Chocolate Peppermint, with a dark marking at the centre of each leaf, Peppermint Lace and the lightly mint-scented species P. hirtum
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Pine and cedar: Fragrans, Variegated Fragrans, Clorinda and Golden Clorinda
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Lavender: Brilliantine, Deerwood Lavender Lad and Lavender Lindy
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Fresh and herbal: Lady Plymouth, Richard Gibb, Capri, Old Spice, Orsett and the species P. abrotanifolium
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Pungent and resinous: Royal Oak, Fair Ellen, Atomic Snowflake and the balsam-scented Fillicifolium
Where to grow them
Most enjoy a bright spot in pots or containers. Tomentosum is the exception: it prefers light shade and makes a good plant for a cooler corner of a conservatory or patio.
Growing them
Give them bright light and a free-draining compost, and water once the surface has dried. From February, feed with an organic seaweed feed or tomato feed, then switch to a high-potash feed from June to extend the flowering season. Pinch out the growing tips to keep plants bushy. They are tender, so bring them in before the first frost and keep them somewhere frost-free over winter.
Browse all our scented-leaved pelargoniums for more fragrances.
Please note there is a minimum order of 3 plants. All mail-order pelargoniums are grown and sent out in 6cm biodegradable fibre pots, which can be planted straight into compost without removing them. Roots grow naturally through the pot as it breaks down over time.
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