However, if you are looking for an interestingly rare and sweet-smelling flower that will bring more hummingbirds to your ...

Summersweet ( Clethra alnifolia) blooms in the late summer, says Irish-Hanson, but it's wise to plant it during the spring.

Many flowers emit sweet scents to lure pollinators. Those fragrant molecules can, however, cause damage if they begin to collect in the flowers’ cells. To escape into the air, a petunia’s scent ...

Now, as in ancient times, people usually detect the fragrance before they find the flowers. Does this sweet smell attract bees and butterflies? Not necessarily. This smell rather repels many ...