the gulf coast can be harsh indeed. I'm inland about 50 miles so the worst part of living on the coast I have been spared bec we have a city water supply. If your on your own with getting your own water to your home it can be expensive to get to water you can actually use for anything other than washing the car. Iron is so heavy in some areas using bleach in your laundry will turn your whites yellow and orange. The plants here have the same problem with the water its just nasty hard and only thing in it a plant can use is its wet.:waving.

My friends granpa 'Jim Crowe' had a few patents on some roses back in the day. He was the one who 1st made the Texas Yellow Rose.. Must have been hard back then growing up with a name like 'Jim Crowe' :)

I collect all varieties of fragrant plants and my full outdoor collection dwarfs my 450 orchids.

Here are a couple of my favorites:
Earth Angel rose - Beautiful, compact, exceptionly fragrant (fruity)
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Dianthus Superbus - Most attractive flower (imo) and most complex fragrance (typical dianthus clove with heavy floral fragrance right on top) in the genus
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Lilium regale - Extremely fragrant, scents the whole yard 24/7 but very heavy in the early morning hours.
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Does anyone grow anything obscure that is exceptionally fragrant?

Nothing obscure, only tree lilacs and ornipet lilies. Both heavenly.

Obscure? I get the fragrant part, but the obscure part puzzles me.

I should have used the word "rare" or "not well known" (I have everything that is on the typical "most fragrant" lists)

Tree lilac blossoms are edible (so are regular lilacs). A popular use is to make a lilac-flavored syrup with them. If you have Instagram, @blackforager has a recent video on using the flowers and she's hilarious.

the mini roses after 3 weeks of kelpak. the blooms havent caught up with the leaf yet but they are right behind. found me a new fun flower to grow. cant wait for em to show up at the grocery again for 2.99!!!

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...8qBr2VS-X2.jpg

I just added the Queen of Siam water lily...the blooms are very fragrant. I just love it! I am going to need a larger 'container pond'. Still waiting for the lotus to bloom. :)