Have you ever thought about what your garden looks like when dawn falls? Nature is amazing and the Earth Mother not only give us stunning flowers that show off their beauty in day time but there are many other night-blooming flowers that have their own charm. To enjoy your garden full of color, texture, and visual interest during the night, check out the list below!
These flowers catch all the eyes with their attractive shape and the sweet fragrance they spread. Growing some of them in your yard or garden, you will have a chance to feel extra magical in the evening when the setting sun and rising moon lend an ethereal glow. What’s more, you also can enjoy your garden during the day. Which ones will you pick? Keep reading to the end!
#1 Night-Blooming Jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum)
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This flower is an evergreen shrub that displays white flowers and emits a sweet fragnace. For the best growth, plant it in spots with full direct sunlight.
#2 Nicotiana (Nicotiana tabacum)
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Nicotiana can be grown from both cuttings and seeds. It features pretty flowers that come in shades of white, red, pink, and green. Also, the flowers spread a sweet scent in the air.
#3 Four O’Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)
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The blooms of the Four O’Clocks have many hues and make a lemony, spicy fragrance in the wind. Its night-bloomer opens late afternoon for a gorgeous day-end.
#4 Angel’s Trumpet (Brugmansia)
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Angel’s Trumpet shows off stunning flowers with peach, white, and pink trumpet shape raising above green leaves.
#5 Tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa)
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Tuberose prefers warm weather and full sun to bloom clusters of strongly scented white blooms. Its blooming time lasts from mid-to-late summer.
#6 Evening Primrose (Oenothera)
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As its name indicates, the Evening Primrose opens from evening until night. Its flowers are considered wildflowers but have a lemon-like fragrance.
#7 Chocolate Daisy (Berlandiera lyrata)
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#8 Datura (Datura wrightii)
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#9 Evening Stock (Matthiola longipetala)
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#10 Moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
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#11 Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis)
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#12 Night-Scented Orchid (Epidendrum nocturnum)
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#13 Night Phlox (Zaluzianskya capensis)
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#14 Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
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#15 Casa Blanca Lily (Lilium ‘Casa Blanca’)
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#16 Marsh Afrikaner Gladiolus (Gladiolus tristis)
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