Nothing lasts truly forever, but flowers known as Everlastings come botanically close. These are blooming in many sunny spots on the edges of woods and in dry fields right now, and while the small, and, frankly, not all that eye-catching pale blossoms are easily overlooked, at least one species, which goes by the tongue-twisting scientific name of Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium, has one impossible-to-miss, attention-grabbing characteristic. True to its name, the Sweet Everlasting flowers dry out and remain on the stems for a long, long time—many months, if you bring them indoors. But the sweet part has nothing to do with the way the blossoms look; rather, it's about their scent... and that of the rest of the plant. Imagine morning pancakes swimming in maple syrup—that's the perfume emitted by P. obtusifolium. It's something unforgettable... something that reminds me of a hearty breakfast... something that lasts.