| Can you please provide list of nocturnal plants for a patio area? I am looking for flowers or shrubs that offer nighttime fragrance. |
| Here are some suggestions to consider: Night Blooming Cereus or Nocturnal Cactus (Hylocereus undatus) - Broad leaves, succulent cactus. This cactus climbs on masonry walls or palm trunks. Spectacular, foot-wide blossoms open at night. Night Blooming Jessamine (Cestrum nocturnum) - Shrub with arching spreading branches. Small greenish white to cream colored flowers. Plant in full sun to part shade in well drained soil. Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)- Perennial blooming in late summer to fall. Blooms in day and evening. Plant in semi-shady location (morning sun or dappled shade) and soil amended with lots of organic matter. Blooms make great cut flowers to fill your home with scent. Gardenia (G. jasminoides) - Shrub that blooms in day and night. A dwarf form is available that is suitable to a large container. Gardenia, butterfly ginger and many other day bloomers will also bloom at night, and offer an nice fragrance as well. |
