Your garden offers a vibrant display of color and life during the day, but what happens after the sun goes down? A different ...

There's a world of garden activity once the sun goes down, when nighttime pollinators appear. Whether you design an entire moon garden filled with white and silvery plants that reflect the low light ...

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 ...

When the sun goes down and the stars come out, most gardens fall into shadow. But some unique blooms come alive in the moonlight, offering a magical touch to your outdoor space. These night-blooming ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Also known as “Queen of the Night” or Lady-of-the-Night, this evergreen shrub produces long, tubular flowers that open only after dusk. Its intoxicating, almost tropical fragrance becomes strongest in ...

Q: Several years ago, I was gifted a cutting from a night-blooming cereus, which had only a few stems in the pot, and now it looks like the photo. I’ve searched online for information on how to prune ...