A Garden That Never Sleeps: 10 Flowers That Bloom At Night

The Four O'Clock flower, a bushy perennial with large white blooms, unfolds its petals in late afternoon, releasing a citrusy scent that fills the evening air.

The gardenia, with its radiant white blooms and dark, glossy leaves, embodies timeless elegance and fills the air with a sweet, summery fragrance. 

Moonflower, the evening counterpart to morning glory, unfurls its creamy white blooms under the starry night sky and their fleeting beauty lasting only until dawn.

Night-blooming jasmine, or Lady of the Night, is a fragrant, tropical evergreen shrub that blooms under the cover of darkness, surprisingly belonging to the nightshade family. 

Evening primrose, a delicate perennial, unfurls its rosette-like flowers on tall, hairy stems, putting on a captivating show from sunset to late evening, from spring to late summer.

The Queen of the Night cactus, a Sonoran Desert native, bursts into beauty with large, trumpet-shaped white or yellow blooms that dramatically contrast its tough, prickly exterior. 

The Nocturnum orchid, a tropical beauty, unfurls its exotic white blooms and releases a sweet, fruity fragrance reminiscent of strawberries and raspberries, under the cover of night. 

Night-blooming jasmine, also known as 'Lady of the Night, is a tropical evergreen shrub with intoxicating fragrance, despite being a member of the nightshade family, not jasmine.