Abu Hurayrah radiyallahu anhu narrates:
Rasoolullah sallallahu alaihe wasallam said, The itr of a male is the fragrance of which spreads and has less colour in it (i.e. rose, kewrah etc.), and the itr of a female is that, which has more colour and less fragrance (hina, mendhi, za'faraan etc.) (DE)
English reference (DE): Book 32, Hadith 210 (DE)
Arabic reference (DE): Book 33, Hadith 219 (DE)