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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 8 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Other: Fragrant at night
Flower Color: Yellow
Other: Yellow-orange
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season. To frost
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Parentage: Cestrum diurnum x Cestrum nocturnum

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Common names
  • Night Scented Jessamine
  • Queen of the Night
  • Night Blooming Jasmine

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Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.30.20
A regular hummingbird stop
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.23.20
Fall berries
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.28.20
This plant blooms all summer. Hummingbirds love it.
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 10.23.20
Flowers and berries well into fall until freeze
Location: Albuquerque, NM Zone 7b
Date: 7.28.20
The bud clusters look like they're made of wax
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-06
Location: UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens
Date: 2007-08-06
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-08
Comments:
  • Posted by NMoasis (Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft - Zone 7b) on Jul 30, 2020 10:01 PM concerning plant:
    The Cestrum Orange Peel is hardy in zone 7b, but dies to the ground every winter. It blooms steadily from late spring until the first frost if deadheaded, reaching about 4 feet in my garden in New Mexico. Hummingbirds adore it. Not bothered by most insect pests. Takes some shade in very hot climates.

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