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rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted February 27, 2011 04:17 AM Some flowers prefer to grow by the light of the moon. It sounds as if I am going to break into song but there are those flowers that look their best after the sun has gone down. Many of these nocturnal bloomers are tropical plants best suited to warm climates. You can choose to select hardy perennials or just grow the tropical specimens as summer annuals and then bring them indoors for the winter. Night blooming flowers of much interest in gardening. It gives an interesting twist to your gardening plans. LOVE THEM! IP: Logged
rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted February 27, 2011 04:25 AM Night Bloom Water Lilies This tropical night-bloomer flower can never go unnoticed in any pond. This is a water lily deep crimson red or pink or purple in color. It blossoms in the evening twilight. This beautiful bright flower floating in water looks most mysterious against a dark background. The tropical lilies are larger than the hardy lilies and in most cases, the colors are more intense than the hardy lilies. The flowers are 7” – 10” in size. Each flower has 19 – 20 petals and a faint but pungent smell. IP: Logged
rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted February 27, 2011 04:27 AM Moon Flowers Moon flowers (Botanical name: Ipomoea) are called moon flowers because they bloom in moonlight. These are beautiful pink or white flowers. The flowers quickly open at night and last the entire night. They close when the sunlight touches their petals. The plant has a height of up to 15 feet. The propagation is by seed. The flower should by planted when the moon is new or increasing. IP: Logged
rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted February 27, 2011 04:31 AM Dragon Fruit Flowers Dragon Fruit is native to Mexico and Central and South America. The fruit is also cultivated in Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam and Malaysia. They are also produced in Taiwan, Israel and southern China. It’s plant has beautiful flowers which bloom at night. The start blooming at 7 pm and reach full bloom at 12 am. The beautiful big flowers give bloom against the green leaves, dark black background and along with the fruit and give a magnificent look. The start blooming in October and continue blooming till May. IP: Logged
rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted February 27, 2011 05:08 AM Four O’ Clocks These beautiful night blooming flowers are tender perennial. They bloom in spring and summers. These flowers are available in a number of colors ranging from red, yellow, pink and blue to white. The need full sun exposure to grow and start blooming at 4 pm hence got their name. They make excellent hedges and barriers. They have an outstanding fragrance when open. IP: Logged
rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted February 27, 2011 05:16 AM To those who work all day, the garden can be a peaceful refuge in the evening. For others, the work goes on. The bright blooms of some plants and the heavenly scent of others attract nectar-feeding moths and bats. These are the pollinators that work only after dark. Other bats, also drawn to the night-blooming garden, are there to prey on insects. They can each consume 600 mosquitoes per hour. Why not join the night shift and plan your garden around the time when you can most enjoy it? planting a garden that will shine at night! IP: Logged
juniperb Moderator Posts: 1943 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 06, 2011 03:49 PM Let us include the de lovely Night-blooming Cereus, also called Queen of the night or Reina de la noche, are names of several genera and species of nightblooming cactus. So easy to grow and the scent it divine. Thank you for the lovely thread rajji!! ------------------ What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world is immortal"~ - George Eliot IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 8568 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 07, 2011 10:39 AM ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 8568 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 08, 2011 12:49 PM I haven't seen any of those before. So beautiful, though. ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
Mblake81 Knowflake Posts: 1419 From: Registered: Aug 2010	posted March 08, 2011 03:11 PM quote: Originally posted by rajji: Night Bloom Water Lilies This tropical night-bloomer flower can never go unnoticed in any pond. This is a water lily deep crimson red or pink or purple in color. It blossoms in the evening twilight. This beautiful bright flower floating in water looks most mysterious against a dark background. The tropical lilies are larger than the hardy lilies and in most cases, the colors are more intense than the hardy lilies. The flowers are 7” – 10” in size. Each flower has 19 – 20 petals and a faint but pungent smell. IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 8568 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted March 21, 2011 05:43 PM bump ------------------ "Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark IP: Logged
rajji Moderator Posts: 712 From: Registered: Jan 2011	posted March 23, 2011 02:03 AM Night Phlox-Midnight candy Zaluzianskya capensis Night phlox smells like vanilla, almonds honey and licorace... Easy to grow annual. The red-backed, white flowers open fully at dusk and are best enjoyed near the house or patio for their amazingly heady evening fragrance. IP: Logged
CrazyAquarian Knowflake Posts: 786 From: US Registered: Jan 2010	posted April 10, 2011 10:00 PM Gorgeous!!!!!! IP: Logged
T Knowflake Posts: 3518 From: Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 10, 2011 10:06 PM Looking forward to getting my Moonflowers going!!! In another day or two, will have the inside squared away and will be able to get to work on the outside. ))) IP: Logged
Randall Webmaster Posts: 8568 From: The Goober Galaxy Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 12, 2011 10:43 AM Swarms of bumblebees when I walk out my door. ------------------ "All deaths are suicides, do you realize that? Every single one. The only distinction is that, with some people, suicide is a subconscious choice, and with others it's a conscious choice. Otherwise, those who commit suicide and those who succumb to accident, illness or "old age," die for exactly the same reason: belief in the inevitability of death." Linda Goodman IP: Logged
charmainec Moderator Posts: 2409 From: on the other side of the rainbow Registered: Apr 2009	posted April 19, 2011 04:45 AM Beautiful! IP: Logged
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