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Night Blooming Jasmine
Cestrum Nocturnum

The fragrance of this perennial is famous for its intensity after dark. It lingers into the early morning air as well. It is a tender perennial in most colder zones. So, most people treat it as a house plant - bringing it out after first signs of frost and back indoors before a fall frost. It likes full to partial sun.

Night Blooming Jasmine should be watered thoroughly, but then allowed to dry out almost completely before you rewater it. Also, it is especially important to make sure that in the winter, which is its rest period, you only water when the soil is completely dry. In the Spring,when the plant begins its new growth, fertilize once a week until fall with an all purpose fertilizer containing phosphorus Overwatering is the worst thing you can do to a Night Blooming Jasmine. Overwatering increases the chances of the plant to become suseptible to mealy bugs, spider mites, and aphids.