Night Blooming Jasmine Live Plants (2-Pack), Fragrant White Flowers, 5-7” Tall, Outdoor

Overview

Immerse your garden in the intoxicating scent of our night blooming jasmine live plant. This offering includes two healthy plants, each measuring approximately 5-7 inches tall, ready to transform your outdoor space. Known scientifically as Cestrum nocturnum, this beloved plant is celebrated for its highly fragrant white flowers that unfurl their scent as the sun sets, filling the evening air with a sweet, captivating aroma. Unlike many other jasmine varieties, the fragrant jasmine plant truly comes alive at night, making it a perfect addition near windows, patios, or outdoor seating areas where its perfume can be fully appreciated. These fast-growing specimens are ideal for gardeners seeking to add a unique sensory experience to their landscape with minimal effort.

Our night blooming jasmine live plant is a wonderful choice for creating a moon garden or simply enhancing your evening outdoor ambiance. These vigorous plants quickly establish themselves, offering a rewarding growth experience. With their natural beauty and alluring scent, they are more than just plants; they are an invitation to enjoy your garden in a whole new way after dusk. Easy to care for and remarkably resilient, these plants are suitable for various outdoor settings, providing continuous enjoyment through multiple flowering cycles during warm seasons.

Key Benefits

Adding a night blooming jasmine live plant to your garden brings a multitude of advantages, enhancing both the aesthetic and sensory appeal of your outdoor environment. These plants are not only beautiful but also surprisingly easy to maintain, making them a fantastic choice for gardeners of all experience levels.

• Intensely Fragrant Blooms: The primary allure of the night blooming jasmine live plant is its powerful, sweet fragrance that becomes most potent after sunset, creating a magical evening atmosphere in your garden.
• Fast Growth Rate: These plants are known for their vigorous growth, quickly establishing and filling out spaces, providing lush foliage and abundant blooms in a relatively short period.
• Low Maintenance: Despite their exotic appeal, these jasmine plants are remarkably low-care, requiring only basic watering and sunlight to thrive, making them perfect for busy gardeners.
• Versatile Outdoor Placement: Ideal for planting in garden beds, along walkways, near entryways, or in large containers on patios, allowing you to enjoy their scent wherever you spend your evenings.
• Attracts Pollinators: While primarily fragrant at night, the flowers can attract night-flying pollinators, contributing to the biodiversity of your garden ecosystem.
• Beautiful White Flowers: Beyond their scent, the delicate white, trumpet-shaped flowers are visually appealing, adding a touch of elegance to your landscape.
• Extended Blooming Season: Enjoy multiple flowering cycles throughout the warm seasons, ensuring a prolonged period of fragrance and beauty in your outdoor space.

Plant Care & Growing Tips

Caring for your night blooming jasmine live plant is relatively straightforward, ensuring you can enjoy its spectacular fragrance with minimal fuss. These plants thrive in conditions that mimic their natural habitat, preferring warm climates and plenty of light. For optimal growth and prolific blooming, plant your jasmine in a location that receives full sun to partial shade. Full sun (6+ hours of direct sunlight per day) will encourage the most abundant flowering, while partial shade (4-6 hours of direct sun, especially in the afternoon) can be beneficial in hotter climates to prevent leaf scorch. The ideal USDA Hardiness Zones for this plant are 9-11, where it can be grown as a perennial. In cooler zones, it can be grown as an annual or brought indoors during winter months.

The Cestrum nocturnum plant prefers well-drained soil. A rich, loamy soil amended with organic matter will provide the best growing medium. Ensure excellent drainage to prevent root rot, as this plant does not tolerate soggy conditions. Moderate watering is key; allow the top inch or two of soil to dry out between waterings, then water thoroughly until it drains from the bottom of the pot (if container-grown). During periods of active growth and flowering, more frequent watering may be necessary. Fertilize every 2-4 weeks during the growing season (spring and summer) with a balanced liquid fertilizer to support its vigorous growth and flower production. Pruning can be done after flowering to maintain shape and encourage bushier growth. While generally robust, keep an eye out for common pests like aphids or spider mites, which can be managed with insecticidal soap if necessary. Proper care will ensure a thriving and fragrant outdoor jasmine plant for years to come.

Size & Details

This offering includes two individual night blooming jasmine live plant specimens, each measuring approximately 5-7 inches in height upon arrival. These young, actively growing plants are shipped ready for planting, allowing them to quickly establish in your garden or preferred container. The plants are known for their fast-growing nature, and with proper care, they can reach mature heights of 8-12 feet when grown in the ground in suitable climates, often forming a bushy shrub or a climbing vine if given support. When grown in containers, their size can be managed through regular pruning. They are shipped in a nursery pot, ensuring the root ball is protected and hydrated during transit, providing a healthy start for your new additions.

Expect these plants to begin flowering once they have established and reached a certain level of maturity, typically within their first year of planting under optimal conditions. The fragrant white blooms will appear in cycles throughout the warm seasons, providing continuous enjoyment. The relatively compact size at shipping makes them easy to handle and plant, while their potential for significant growth offers a rewarding gardening experience. These plants are perfect for those seeking a fast growing jasmine variety that quickly adds impact to their landscape.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How big does this night blooming jasmine live plant get? A: When planted in the ground in appropriate USDA zones (9-11), it can grow to be 8-12 feet tall and wide, forming a large shrub or vine. In containers, its size can be controlled with pruning.
• Q: Is this an indoor or outdoor plant? A: This is primarily an outdoor jasmine plant, thriving in full sun to partial shade. In colder climates (below USDA Zone 9), it can be grown in a container and brought indoors during winter.
• Q: How much sunlight does it need? A: The night blooming jasmine prefers full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily) for the best flowering, but it can also tolerate partial shade, especially in very hot climates.
• Q: Is this plant easy to care for? A: Yes, it is considered a low-maintenance plant. It requires well-drained soil, moderate watering, and occasional fertilization during the growing season.
• Q: What condition will it arrive in? A: Your fragrant jasmine plant will arrive as two healthy, live plants, approximately 5-7 inches tall, typically in a nursery pot to protect the roots during shipping.
• Q: How long until it blooms? A: With proper care, these fast growing jasmine plants can begin to bloom within their first year of planting, offering multiple flowering cycles during warm seasons.
• Q: Will it survive winter in my zone? A: It is hardy in USDA Zones 9-11. If you are in a colder zone, you will need to protect it from frost or grow it as a container plant that can be moved indoors for winter.
• Q: What type of soil is best for the Cestrum nocturnum plant? A: It prefers well-drained, fertile soil. A good quality potting mix amended with organic matter works well for container planting, and garden soil with good drainage is ideal for in-ground planting.
• Q: How often should I water my night blooming jasmine? A: Water moderately, allowing the top inch or two of soil to dry out completely between waterings. Increase frequency during hot, dry periods or when the plant is actively flowering.
• Q: Can I prune this plant? A: Yes, pruning is beneficial after flowering to maintain its desired shape and size, and to encourage bushier growth and more blooms.