Do people know this plant?

ZeroZero1

I knew this plant as an Eau de Cologne plant, but it's not like the ones on google images. It is like a geranium in form, it's a houseplant and used to be common. Touch the leaves and you get an Eau de Cologne type scent  - very powerful. There was a lemon scented one as well. 
I never see it in garden centres anymore, nor another old favourite of mine - Begonia rex angels wings. Both were once common

fidgetbones

Is it one of the scented pelargoniums?

https://www.scentedgeraniums.co.uk/scentedgeraniumsshop/prod_496603-brilliantine-scented-leaf-pelargonium.html

Borderline

You must be unlucky. I saw Begonia Angel Wings sold in Sainsbury's two weeks ago.

There was a thread on here not that long ago about 'naff' plants, and Begonias seemed to be high on the list. I guess, garden centres need to respond to consumers too. It seems, these plants are not liked. 

ZeroZero1

Fidgetbones - that looks very close, though I don't remember pink flowers. The leaves. as i recall are greyish green blue, and are a little more perforated but essentially the same. I think your on to something with geraniums as the habit was slightly woody and sprawling as geraniums are. Sometimes with a shake, the one plant can fill a room with scent.

ZeroZero1

Borderline not my sainsburies alas

ZeroZero1

found this, still not sure

http://thegardeningguru.weebly.com/uploads/8/3/4/7/8347547/scented_geraniums.pdf

Dovefromabove

Sounds like a scented leaved pelargonium.   There are various different scented ones, Eau de cologne, Lemon, Rose and others, as you say with slightly woody stems and very textured leaves. I had several when I had more indoor space, if I remember correctly @Hostafan1 has some. They used to be very popular plants in shaded Victorian style conservatories etc. I used to use a rose or lemon scented leaf to put in a cake tin before putting a sponge cake mixture in and baking and it would perfume the cake beautifully. 

They are available from Norfolk Herb,Woottens Plants and Sarah Raven to name just a few. 

debs64

I love these I have them in a window box but never tried them in cake, did you use a whole leaf Dove or cut it up? 

Dovefromabove

Just a whole leaf flat in the bottom of the tin ... peel it off when the cake is cooked ... a lovely perfumed Victoria sandwich 

Obelixx

You can infuse cream with the lemony and other scented ones and then make a lovely ice-cream in the usual way.  Lovely with fresh fruit such as redcurrants, raspberries, strawberries and so on.

ZeroZero1

nice!