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From rose to chocolate, lavender to cinnamon, there's an astonishing array of scented pelargoniumsPelargonium capitatum 'Attar of Roses'This rose-scented pelargonium is cultivated commercially for its essential oil and has an RHS Award of Garden Merit. It's great for making scented sugar, by putting several leaves inside a container of sugar for a few weeks. Scented sugar and fresh leaves can be combined for use in jams and baking to give food a rose flavour.P. crispum 'Variegatum'The small, variegated, crinkled leaves are powerfully lemon-scented. It is slow-growing and compact. With stiff growth, it is suited to being trained into a standard to provide a raised level of interest during the summer. It is easy to care for and robust ? mine survived my dog sitting on it. P. crispum

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