Discover night-blooming plants like phlox and flowering tobacco and how their evening blooms and scents can transform your ...

A white-lined sphinx moth hovers at dusk while sipping from the nectar-rich blooms of garden verbena 'Homestead Purple'. (Rick Wetherbee) There's something magical about the hours of darkness that ...

You know summer is here when two things happen: The tourists leave and the night-blooming cactus flower arrives. The flowers are a special treat for locals who stick out the summer heat. The cactus, ...

Night phlox (Zaluzianskya capensis) is a delicate-looking perennial with an enchanting secret. Typically growing up to 12 inches tall, it remains inconspicuous during the day with its closed buds in ...

Transform your balcony into a fragrant oasis with the "Queen of the Night," or Raat Rani. This evergreen shrub thrives in ...

The night blooming jasmine. It is not a jasmine as it is often called, but rather a jessamine, a plant in the Solanaceae family. Its botanical name is Cestrum nocturnum. I always love it at the end of ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I have a night blooming cereus that is several years old and that has ...

June’s sizzling sun can transform a gardener into a nocturnal creature. This can bring pleasant surprises, as the night garden has its rewards. For me, fragrance floats at the top of the list. While ...

When it keeps raining, it is hard to imagine dry times, but winter in Kona likely means some dry days ahead. Cacti are always good go-to plants for dry times, but some cactus family members are a ...

After collecting newspapers from the driveway the other morning, I was almost back inside when I spotted some news of my own. At the edge of the porch, our night-blooming cereus had offered its first ...