meadowsweet

During the Middle Ages, meadowsweet's delicate almond fragrance made it a popular air freshener, or "strewing herb."  It was scattered around homes at a time when people rarely bathed and when farm animals often shared human living quarters.  Later, this herb's sweet aroma and lovely blossoms earned it a place in bridal bouquets, hence the name bridlewort. 

Colonists introduced the plant into North America.