A white-lined sphinx moth hovers at dusk while sipping from the nectar-rich blooms of garden verbena 'Homestead Purple'. (Rick Wetherbee) There's something magical about the hours of darkness that ...

You know summer is here when two things happen: The tourists leave and the night-blooming cactus flower arrives. The flowers are a special treat for locals who stick out the summer heat. The cactus, ...

Night phlox (Zaluzianskya capensis) is a delicate-looking perennial with an enchanting secret. Typically growing up to 12 inches tall, it remains inconspicuous during the day with its closed buds in ...

The night blooming jasmine. It is not a jasmine as it is often called, but rather a jessamine, a plant in the Solanaceae family. Its botanical name is Cestrum nocturnum. I always love it at the end of ...

The night-blooming cereus, also known as the queen of the night, is a member of the cactus family and looks like a gangly dead bush most of the year. But for one late summer night each year its ...

As day begins to settle into dusk in our gardens, it’s time for night bloomers to take over, opening their blossoms and filling the evening with their lovely scents. Call these plants, with their ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a night blooming cereus that is several years old and that has ...

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After collecting newspapers from the driveway the other morning, I was almost back inside when I spotted some news of my own. At the edge of the porch, our night-blooming cereus had offered its first ...

After a long day, it’s nice to spend some time in the garden, soaking in the tranquillity and admiring the flowers. But as night falls, the blooms seem to wane. Roses disappear in the gloom, petunias ...