Full Moon & Flowers in Bloom

Night Blooming Jasmine

• Night blooming jasmine (Cestrum nocturnum) is a tropical evergreen shrub that is cultivated for its glossy green leaves and sweetly-scented, tubular white flowers that bloom profusely in warm weather and during the summer full moons. As its name suggests, night blooming jasmine opens its blossoms in the evening, filling the air with its intoxicating fragrance. Night blooming jasmine performs best in full sun locations with well-draining soil in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 through 11.

Angel's Trumpet

• Angel's trumpet, also known as Datura inoxia or moonflower, is a herbaceous, perennial plant that is well-suited for moon gardens in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 8 and 9, where they prefer partial to full sun exposure. Gardeners outside of these zones may enjoy angel's trumpet as an annual. Angel's trumpet opens its 8-inch, trumpet-shaped white or pale lavender blossoms each evening in the summer. They usually bloom just in time for the early summer full moon and continue to bloom repeatedly until the first fall frost.

Night Blooming Cereus

• Night blooming cereus is the common name given to four species of flowering cacti in the Cereus genus. These homely-looking cacti open showy, 6-inch, white blossoms at dusk that wither away just after the sun rises the following morning. Though legend has it that night blooming cereus flowers only once each year during a warm weather full moon, the catci actually flowers all summer long when provided with suitable growing conditions. Night blooming cereus grows best in well-draining sites with partial sun exposure in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 9 through 11.

Night Blooming Stock

• Known botanically as Matthiola longipetala, night blooming stock is a flowering ornamental plant that performs best in full sun locations in cold climates such as U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 and below. Night blooming stock's blooming cycle coincides with the winter and spring full moons; during this time, the plant opens numerous 1/2-inch, white, lilac or magenta blossoms. The deliciously fragrant blossoms open in the evening, releasing a scent that's reminiscent of vanilla and cloves.