These night-blooming plants will add beauty and fragrance to gardens during the evening hours.
Many night-blooming flowers also have a strong fragrance and attract nocturnal pollinators.
It needs some afternoon shade in hot, sunny climates.
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The flowers are sweetly fragrant at night, and the white-flowered varieties almost seem to glow in moonlight.
It is a biennial that blooms in its second year and then dies after setting seed.
The flowers appear from June to September.
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Growing Condition:Average, medium moisture well-drained soils in full sun.
These night blooming flowers release a strong, sweet fragrance in late evening and attract night-flying moths.
Theedible four-petalled flowersare white, lilac, or pink.
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Growing Condition:Well-drained soils in full sun.
Rabbits anddeer generally don’t bother these low-maintenance perennials.
The fragrant funnel-shaped flowers open in late afternoon and stay open until the next morning.
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Hummingbirds andbutterflies are attracted to its blossoms.
The intensely fragrant, white flowers bloom throughout the year in warm climates.
In cooler climates, the gardenia blooms in spring and early summer.
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Although this is a high-maintenance plant, the sweet scent of the flowers makes the extra effort worth it.
Its flowers open up at dusk from mid-summer into fall, and then close before noon the next day.
The vining plants need a structure such as a fence or trellis for support.
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Growing Condition:Well-drained, slightly acidic, or neutral soils in full sun to light shade.
Use in flower beds, containers, androck gardensnear outdoor seating to enjoy the sweet scent.
The common name comes from the sweet scent of the flowers, which resembles that of orange blossoms.
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Flowers appear in late spring on the prior years growth, so prune immediately after flowering.
The blooms reflect moonlight, and their fragrance is stronger at night.
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