If you’re looking to spruce up your garden with something that not only looks nice but also smells great too, there’s one particular flowering plant that comes highly recommended.
“I genuinely wish you could smell this through your screen,” declared TikTok account, Simply Plants in a video. Holding a blooming plant aloft in a pot, they revealed the stunning white perennial is known as the Nemesia ‘Wisley Vanilla’, often grown as a summer bedding plant.
Simply Plants continued: “Honestly, the fragrance coming off this plant is incredible. It’s covered in delicate flowers and produces a beautiful, sweet vanilla scent that really stands out as you walk past.”
It’s versatile too, as the gardening experts pointed out Nemesia ‘Wisley Vanilla’ is “perfect” for pots, containers and sunny spots. “You can enjoy the fragrance throughout the summer,” they went on to enthuse.
Simply Plants closed: “If you want a plant that smells as good as it looks, this one is definitely worth considering.”
The RHS recommends growing the plant in moist, fertile soil in full sun, meanwhile. “Flowering stops in dry weather unless watered freely,” they added.
Suggested planting locations and garden types:
As for pruning, the RHS goes on to advise: “Pinch out growing tips to produce bushy plants, and trim off flowering shoots when initial flowering is finished to promote more flowers.”
Writing in response to Simply Plants’ clip, one viewer exclaimed: “Absolutely gorgeous smell. My favourite Nemisia. It’s supposed to be an annual, but mines come back in the second year.”
A second TikTok user shared: “I have them in a pot in my garden, I love them. I had the same plants for about four years, but for some reason this year they didn’t survive over winter. Bought two new plants a few a weeks ago the scent is just beautiful.”
A third added: “This is my favourite and no one seems to have heard of it!”. While a fourth person commented: “Mine’s come back this year absolutely huge! The smell is so gorgeous.”
