Skip to content
agronom.cc cultivar database

Variety traits

Flower fragrance

Flower fragrance is the aggregate of volatile organic compounds produced by a plant to attract pollinators, serving as an important qualitative ornamental trait of a variety.

Mentioned in descriptions 5 448 varieties reference book.

Flower fragrance manifests as a specific scent resulting from the synthesis of volatile essential oils. This trait plays a functional role in attracting insect pollinators and serves as an important factor of a variety's ornamental value, determining its consumer appeal in floriculture.

Fragrance intensity is assessed during variety trials using an organoleptic method involving intensity scales or scoring systems, as there are no universally accepted physical or chemical units of measurement. The evaluation takes into account both the presence of the scent and its qualitative characteristics within the scope of the plant's overall ornamental quality.

The expression of the trait depends on environmental conditions, including light intensity, water balance, and soil nutrient availability. The level of aromatic compounds varies depending on the bud development stage and the time of day, and can also be suppressed by agronomic factors, such as excessive nitrogen fertilization.

Genetically, fragrance is a complex trait determined by a set of genes, which often competes with other qualities, such as flower shape or resistance. Breeding may be directed toward prioritizing external parameters; therefore, the degree of fragrance expression is not always a stable characteristic.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Rose Flower Fragrance 242 Lily flower fragrance 24 Flower fragrance of scented geranium 21 Flower Fragrance of Garden Phlox 12 Flower fragrance of Skimmia japonica Thunb. 10 Dianthus caryophyllus flower scent 8 Cherry Laurel Flower Fragrance 7 Cordyline flower fragrance 7 Hyacinth flower fragrance 5 Freesia Flower Fragrance 5 Apple blossom fragrance 4 Buddleia flower fragrance 4 Muscari fragrance 4 Pear flower scent 3 Flower fragrance of kohuhu, tawhiwhi 3 Narcissus flower fragrance 3 Flower fragrance — Abelia x grandiflora Rehder 3 Exacum flower fragrance 3 Grape Aroma 3

Found in these crops

Rose 2 517 Lily 514 Tulip 138 Carnation 93 Freesia 66 Carnation 62 Garden phlox 47 Moth Orchid 38 Apple 37 Daffodil 35 Common hyacinth 30 Clematis 27

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

PETSADOBL

Terminated

Petunia Juss. · Petunia

Priscilla Grace Kerley, David William Kerley, Timothy Edward Kerley

1 record

POULCY036

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

1 record

POULCAS079

Application submitted

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

1 record

POULCAS027

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Poulsen Roser A/S

1 record

Nirpsting

Withdrawn

Rosa L. · Rose

Alessandro Ghione

1 record

PNOS01

Application submitted

Osmanthus heterophyllus (G. Don) P. S. Green · Osmanthus

Satoki Matsui

1 record

Podaras 16

Withdrawn

Hybrids between Buddleja alternifolia Maxim. and Buddleja davidii Franch.

Cornell University

1 record

P1

Active

Philadelphus coronarius L. · Sweet mock orange

Alan Postill

1 record

Orange Tycoon

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Testcentrum voor Siergewassen B.V.

1 record

Oberto

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

1 record

Opalescence

Active

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

Hans A. Hansen

1 record

Olympus

Active

Phlox paniculata L. · Garden phlox

Geerlings-Meyer

1 record

Mont de Marsan

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

Vletter & Den Haan Beheer B.V

1 record

Pepito

Terminated

Dianthus caryophyllus L. · Carnation

Flavio Costanzo Sapia

1 record

OPSTAL303

Withdrawn

Abelia x grandiflora Rehder · Glossy abelia

Ron van Opstal Holding B.V.

1 record

NOA167897

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Reinhard Noack

1 record

MINWIKB25

Active

Wisteria x valderi J. Compton

Hortival Diffusion S.A.S.

1 record

Nuance

Terminated

Lilium L. · Lily

De Jong Beheer B.V.

1 record

Penblu

Withdrawn

Nemesia foetens Venten · Nemesia

Penhow Nurseries

1 record

Natural Feelings

Terminated

Phlox L. · Phlox

HANDELSKWEKERIJ RENE VAN GAALEN BV

1 record

NCYU Cherry

Withdrawn

Agave x bundrantii (T. M. Howard) Thiede & Eggli

Huang Kuang-Liang

1 record

Narcea

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

José Luis Santiago Blanco^^^Susana Boso Alonso^^^Pilar Gago Montaña^^^María del Carmen Martínez Rodríguez

1 record

Jump to page 28 57 60 85 114 142 150 170 171