7 Night Fragrant Plants For Your Garden

The garden is an extraordinary and magical place that looks completely different in every part of the day. During the mornings, it is a friendly place for recreation - a colourful island full with flowers, aroma and bird songs. During the night it is a completely different place, resulting in another way of life - quiet, calm, mysterious, mystical. And although it seems asleep, it is partially awake. Some of its inhabitants from the world of flora sleep all day and wait the disappearance of the last sun rays to dissolve their cups and fill the air with fragrance. Let’s learn more about these plants and their beauty, which can be seen during the night.

English Dogwood or Philadelphus Coronarius

It is a beautiful shrub tall 2 metres. Every spring it is lavished with large white flowers whose scent is felt every night. Prefers sunny or semi-shaded locations. It is good to prune it after flowering because it grows quickly.

Japanese Honeysuckle or Lonicera Japonica

This is interesting another shrub with asymmetric flowers. They are open during the day, but you can feel their gentle fragrance in the night. The Bush is crawling and withstand sun and penumbra. It loves rich soil and it can live long without water. You can cover various types of fences, columns, low walls and more with it.

Four O'clock Flower or Mirabilis Jalapa

The next flower is a herbaceous plant. During the day it is not very attractive with its big, dropping leaves. Its flowers are wrinkled and look like a weed. But when the night falls, it opens its flowers and shows all its beauty.

Sundrop or Oenotherа

This is another herbaceous plant. Its pale yellow flowers are closing when the weather is hot and when it becomes cooler they are showing their new life. This is an annual plant, and it is easy to plant it and care for it in pots.

Moonflower or Ipomoea Alba

The moonflower is an annual plant too. It is a climbing flower, loving shady and dark places. You can plant it in a place with sunlight but its leaves will look faded during the days. The plant feels better when the weather is cool and the soil is rich and wet.

Yucca

This plant is preferred by many specialists in the licensed gardening services. It opens its big fragrant flowers in gloomy weather at shade or every night. It is a wonderful plant with a Mediterranean appearance but requires continental growing conditions.

Mother of The Evening or Hesperis Мatronalis

This beautiful flower shows all its charm during the dark part of the day. It blooms from may to august at the second year of its planting. It is really fragrant and it can grow up to 100 cm.

When planning your garden, think about the night aromatic species. They will enrich it look and will make it a paradise with lovely flavour at any time of day.