Editing Potpourri (section)

==Plants used==

[[File:Dried rose.jpg|thumb|A dried rose. Dried flowers are a common component of potpourris.]]
Many plant species are used in potpourri. A 2015 study from the [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] identified 455 species used in potpourri from over 100 families,<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Cook|first1=Frances E. M.|last2=Leon|first2=Christine J.|last3=Nesbitt|first3=Mark|date=December 2015|title=Potpourri as a Sustainable Plant Product: Identity, Origin, and Conservation Status1|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s12231-015-9325-8|journal=Economic Botany|language=en|volume=69|issue=4|pages=330–344|doi=10.1007/s12231-015-9325-8|s2cid=7060233|issn=0013-0001|url-access=subscription}}</ref> including algae, [[fungi]], and [[lichen]]s. A few toxic ingredients have been found in fruits such as ''[[Strychnos nux-vomica]]'', the strychnine tree.  Plant materials used in potpourri include:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rose.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Arthur-Tucker-Best-Plants-for-Homemade-Potpourri.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-10-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910080609/http://www.rose.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Arthur-Tucker-Best-Plants-for-Homemade-Potpourri.pdf |archive-date=2015-09-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[Allspice]]
* [[Cedrus|Cedar]] wood shavings (toxic, a moth repellent)
* [[Cinnamon]] bark and [[cassia bark]], which smells like cinnamon, only less potent
* [[Cloves]]
* [[Cupressaceae|Cypress]] wood shavings (toxic, another 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 (Reseda)|Mignonette]] leaves and flowers
* [[Mentha|Mint]] leaves and flowers
* [[Mugwort]] (toxic, adds a musky note to the mix, another moth repellent)
* [[orange (fruit)|Orange]] peel
* [[Pelargonium]] leaves from the scented varieties
* [[Pinyon pine]] shavings and cones 
* [[Rose]] flowers, hips, or oil
* [[Rosemary]] leaves and flowers