CESTRUM NOCTURNUM

FAMILY :: SOLANACEAE
NIGHT BLOOMING ‘JASMINE’: As I write this I have one of these plants in front of me, sitting on top of the computer. It has many clusters of 1-2″ light green/white, five-pointed, star-mouthed trumpets “shouting” at me the sweetest, most intoxicating musk scent I’ve ever smelled in a flower.

A friend who grew up in the Southern USA said it’s dangerous to have one of these shrubs growing outside your bedroom window. He wouldn’t say why; that’s the kind of guy he is. He thinks you should already know, or if you don’t, you should be able to figure it out with a minimum of hints. Grows easily and well in a pot as a house plant. Blooms December through April in northern climates and almost year-round in tropical climes.