Pollen Transfer

• Lilac is extremely fragrant in the spring.lilac image by Galina Shane from Fotolia.com
  
  Flowers or blooms with a long style hold their pollen-grabbing sticky stigma further away from the petals, allowing the stigma to catch pollen that is carried on the wind. Flowers with a shorter stigma must attract their pollinators directly into the bloom.
  
  

Color and Fragrance

• Bees and other insects are attracted to brightly colored flowers.bee with pollen image by Horticulture from Fotolia.com
  
  Colors that are best at attracting pollinators are blue, yellow, violet and red, according to Iowa State University. Adding fragrance to these brightly colored flowers or to lighter shades, such as white or cream, enhances their attraction.
  
  

Night-Blooming Flowers

• Evening primrose is a fragrant night-blooming flower.evening primrose macro. image by mdb from Fotolia.com
  
  Night-blooming flowers cannot rely on color to interest moths and bats, and have evolved to rely on fragrance as their main attractant. Night-blooming flowers with a strong fragrance include moonflower and evening primrose.
  
  

Other Uses

• Create potpourri using fragrant flowers and herbs from your garden.potpourri background. image by bluefern from Fotolia.com
  
  Use aromatic flowers and herbs in aromatherapy and to create homemade potpourri. If you like to make your own mixture, Cornell Cooperative Extension recommends starting your own herb and fragrance garden and experimenting with different mixtures of dried flowers and herbs.