Cestrum nocturnum

Night-blooming Jasmine

Cestrum nocturnum is grown in subtropical regions as an ornamental plant. It produces flowers that are attractively fragrant at night. It grows best in average to moist soil that is light and sandy. It cannot grown outside where there are likely to be frosts. In cooler regions, theyshould be grown in a conservatory or cool greenhouse or at least brought inside for the winter. If planting in containers, use 2 parts compost to 1 part of sand or perlite for adequate drainage.

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plant Features

Full sun
Occasional watering
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
Rich and free draining

plant information

Common name

Night-blooming Jasmine

Latin name

Cestrum nocturnum

type

Flowering plant

family

Solanaceae

ph

6.6 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun
Frost

A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)

Soil

Rich and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Night-blooming Jasmine is 3.00meters x 4.00meters

3.00 M 4.00 M

Cestrum nocturnum

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Grow cestrum in a fertile, well-draining, non-alkaline soil in full sun (or partial sun in hot summer regions). In frost-prone areas it will be killed to the ground and resprout in the spring as soil warms. Use it as a large accent shrub in the mixed border or wildlife garden. Its flowers and foliage stems can be used as a cutflower. Give beds and borders a kick start by feeding in spring with a slow release fertiliser, before planting and before plants have put on too much growth. This is known as top dressing.

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