A clipped ball of myrtle on a stem makes a classy alternative to box, with small, glossy, scented leaves and white flowers in summer, then purple berries.

'Citriodorum' (lemon scented leaves, rose pink flowers)

Grace Thomas' (lemon scented leaves, pale pink flowers)

'Lara Candy Dancer' (scented leaves, pale mauve flowers)

The scented leaves rustled, and gave up the key.

It has deeply cut triangular scented gray-green leaves and in the summer bears clusters of small pink-purple flowers, followed by small curly-tailed brownish seeds.

These have a much finer, very exquisite aroma in contrast to the strongly scented leaves of Laurus nobilis.

On the Pelargonium Koppie (little rocky knoll) some bloomed familiar scarlet, and here and there I sniffed a scented leaf.

The pungent, scented leaves and flowers are used in herbal teas.

Its young lemon scented leaves are used in herbal teas and the leaves are also often used in flavoring foods.