Five scented plants for October

Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance'

Daphne 'Eternal Fragrance' has an impressively long flowering period, lasting from mid-spring and rounding off in October. Here's how to plant a daphne if you've recently acquired one.

Gladiolus murielae

These bulbs produce mounds of lush, green foliage, and pretty white blooms with a heady scent. Makes a great cut flower for indoors.

Potato vine

The potato vine, Solanum laxum, is an evergreen climber with flowers that emit a gentle jasmine-like scent. Best grown in a sheltered, sunny spot where it often blooms well into autumn.

Nicotiana

Later sown nicotianas will faithfully exude their sweet perfume up until the first frosts. Keep the blooms coming by regularly deadheading. Let the final flowers form seedpods, which can be saved, stored and sown next year.

Agastaches

The foliage of agastache varies in scent depending on which one you're growing. For example Agastache cana has mint-scented leaves, while those of Agastache foeniculum smell like aniseed.

More plants with scented foliage

• Mountain pepper, Tasmannia lanceolata
• Lemon verbena, Aloysia citriodora
• Bay, Laurus nobilis
• Curry plant, Helichrysum italicum
• Japanese anise, Illicium anisatum
• Lavender
• Mint bush, Prostanthera