Green Daily

Surrounded by fragrant night blooming flowers, relaxing on the back porch or deck on a warm sunny evening sipping ice tea is one of the most perfect ways to enjoy the end a summer day. There are flowers that bloom at night? Yes, indeed and most night blooming plants are hardy to boot. Bathed in moonlight, some nightly blooming flowers and fragrant plants that will beguile you with their nocturnal charm include:

Casablanca Lily. Perennial. Blooms at night. Very fragrant. Grows 2 to 6 feet in height.

Climbing hydrangea. Blooms at night. New leaves turn from pink to gold to dark green. Large white flowers. Vine grows to 30 feet.

Evening Primrose. Biennial. Blooms at night.

Four O'Clocks. Perennial. Blooms in late afternoon and at night.

Gardenia. Evergreen shrub. Blooms at night.

Night Blooming Jasmine. Perennial. Grows 8 to 10 feet.

Mock Orange. Shrub. Fragrant orange scent with white flowers. Grows to 10 feet.

Moonflower. Vine. Blooms at night. Related to the Morning Glory.

Nicotiana or Flowering Tobacco. Nicotiana is a hardy plant that will take over the yard if you allow it. Growing to a height of 3 to 5 feet, it produces white flowers.

Night Gladiolus. Bulb. Yellow flowers blooms with a spicy frangrance. Blooms at night.

Night Phlox. Annual. Sweet smelling almond vanilla scent to flowers. Blooms at night.

Plants with leaves that appear luminescent at night include: Caladiums, lamb's ears, silver sage and silver thyme.