Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' is a tall herbaceous perennial with cloud-like clusters of small, fragrant pink flowers.

Filipendula vulgaris 'Multiplex' or fern-leaf dropwort is an old-fashioned perennial with rose-tinged, white flowers.

Filipendula 'Kahome' is a dwarf meadowsweet with panicles of tiny, fragrant, rosy-pink flowers.

Forsythia intermedia 'Show Off' is an early spring flowering deciduous shrub with masses of fragrant yellow flowers.