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Night-blooming Jasmine

Cestrum nocturnum

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take in a backyard i have this grate plant next to my room window is common in this area , most use for ornamental special for his wonderful aroma, flowers only bloom at night an has this sweet heavily perfumed at night you can smell it from distance.

Habitat:

Is native to tropical America and the West Indies, found today all around the globe.

Notes:

We call it (huele de noche)

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Cestrum nocturnum

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Comments (1)
DeniseT
I love this plant! I have some that I've grown from cuttings here in Indonesia. The smell is amazing, and fills my house at night when it blooms.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Herbs & Spices – Source Plants
Mission
Plants of Ecuador
Mission
Yucatan Peninsula Biodiversity

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PublishedFebruary 29, 2012

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