Cestrum Nocturnum -- night blooming Jasmine

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  1. Cindi

    Cindi Active Member

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    Just recently read about this plant on a bee forum. Intrigued. I love the night scented flowers. Is this jasmine grown in B.C.'s Lower Mainland? I am surprised I haven't encountered it before. Cindi
     
  2. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    It is tropical, so it is grown as a house plant in BC. Grows very easily from cuttings, so you can put starts out in pots or in the garden for the summer. I find the fragrance of this plant to be too strong to grow indoors.

    There is also Cestrum diurnum, which is fragrant during the day, less perfumy, just intensely sweet.
     
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    I'm also think this plant fragrance is too strong for indoor. I gave my away with the warning to the new owner:)
     
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    Ah, ha, then I certainly would not enjoy this Jasmine. I have that Hoya Carnosa that grows like a wildman in my house, when they bloom I have to put them outside because I find the fragance too strong, lovely, but not for the house, same as some cultivars of lilies. Thanks, good replies
     

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