While it might still look and feel like winter outside, the first few weeks of March are the perfect opportunity to bring spring indoors. A fresh bouquet of flowers can instantly brighten up a dreary winter room with a pop of color, but one of the best ways to go ahead and start spring early is to add a vase of fragrant flowers to a well used room in your home. Below are the best fresh-cut flowers for filling a room with a wonderful aroma.
- Stock – Also known as gillyflower, stock is cultivated for its huge clusters of colorful and fragrant flowers. The unique smell of stock
flower is similar to cloves or carnations. - Freesia – Freesia, a native flower of Africa, has a sweet, soap-like scent, and is symbolic of innocence.
- Lilacs – The symbolically youthful lilacs are native to Europe and the temperate zones of Asia.
- Gardenia – Gardenias were once the trademark for jazz singer Billie Holiday who wore the flower in her hair. Gardenias are perfect for sending the message that you’re lovely or can even symbol a secret love.
- Garden Rose – The rose originated more than 4000 years ago in the fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East. While there are many different meanings for each rose type and color, all roses are associated with romance and elegance. The two rose varieties with the strongest aroma are the garden and rainbow rose
- Stargazer Lilies – Lilies are native to northern temperate zones in Asia, Europe, North America and Japan. Like the rose, lilies have a wide variety of colors and shapes. Depending on the variety, lilies can symbolize anything from purity and happiness to sympathy or pride. The stargazer and asia lilies are the varieties with the strongest fragrance.
- Boronia – This evergreen shrub is native of Australia and Tasmania. The flower Boronia was named in honor of Francesco Borone who died whilst working in his boronia garden in 1794
- Jasmine – The jasmine flower, sacred to the local people in its home in the Himalayas, is thought of as conveying sensuality and romance.
- Peony – The popular peony is native to Asia, southern Europe, and western North America, and can signify a happy life and/or marriage
- Hyacinth – Made up of one stalk with a lot of bright, small flowers, hyacinths brighten up any room with their color and scent. Different varieties of hyacinth can symbolize playfulness to a plea for forgiveness.
