The Most Common Ingredients Used in Potpourri

Naturally scented plants used in traditional potpourri include:

• allspice,

• cedar wood shavings (toxic, a moth repellent),

• cinnamon bark and cassia bark (smells like cinnamon only less potent)

• cloves,

• cypress wood shavings (toxic, a moth repellent),

• fennel seed,

• incense-cedar wood shavings

• jasmine flowers and oil,

• jujube flowers and blooms,

• juniper wood shavings (toxic, a moth repellent),

• lavender leaves and flowers,

• lemon balm leaves and flowers,

• lemon peel,

• marjoram leaves and flowers,

• Mignonette leaves and flowers,

• mint leaves and flowers,

• mugwort (toxic, adds a musky note, a moth repellent)

• orange peel,

• pinyon pine shavings and cones (seeds edible, bark toxic),

• rose flowers, hips, or oil,

• rosemary leaves and flowers,






Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potpourri


See also: Flowers Philippines, Flower Sydney, Flowers Brisbane

Related Posts by Categories