Perfume

"Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it."

 I think Patrick Suskind writes it perfectly so I'll just add some photos of the beautiful flowers with lungfulls of persuasive fragrance. 

Rosa centrifolia. One of the plants from the fields in Grasse where JOY Parfum is made.  

Phlox blue paradise one of the best fragrant phloxes 

Trachylospermum jasminoides, star jasmine is a great evergreen climber with whorls of cream jasmine scented flowers in the summer.

Lavendula Hidcote. A reliable garden favourite. 

Agastache Blue Boa. The flowers aren't fragrant but the leaves are very aromatic. It's a great free flowering summer perennial

Rosa rugosa. A vigorous free flowering fragrant rose. It's extremely prickly!