Tiny blooms on this delicate annual attract pollinators. Sweet alyssum looks lovely cascading from containers, window boxes, and hanging baskets or tucked into a rock garden as a flowering ground cover.
Native to the southwestern region of the United States and Mexico, its flower blossoms and crushed leaves smell similar to its namesake—the orange. Newly cultivated shrubs grow extremely fast.
Make a statement by growing this vining plant on a pergola or lattice wall. Flowers in shades of blue and purple bloom in spring and late summer. Wisteria likes full sun but will grow in part shade.
This showy, vigorous perennial vine spills beautifully over a trellis or fence-line, attracting pollinators. Look for native or newer types, which are not invasive like Japanese honeysuckle.
Beloved for its sweet perfumed scent and trumpet-like blossoms, this nocturnal vine's buds unfurl at night to release a rich scent and display white blooms.
This shrub offers fragrant flowers that bloom in late spring to early summer and again in late summer to early fall. Plant in moist, well-draining soil.
"Every garden should have at least one rose," says Tankersley. "They're not as fussy as many people believe, and many newer roses also are highly selected for insect and disease resistance."
These tubular flowers come in a variety of shades including white, orange, red, blue, yellow, and lavender, blooming in summer. They are known for their sweet scent.