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This sprawling shrub has glossy, smooth, simple leaves 4-8 in (10-20 cm) long. it seldom gets more than a 4 ft (1.2 m) across in cultivation. Night blooming jessamine blooms periodically throughout warm weather. It is a long -short day plant, requiring short days to initiate flowering.Little greenish white tubular flowers rise from above the leaves all along the stem, followed by shiny white, fleshy berries. Although the flowers are not particularly showy to the eye, their sweet scent is heavenly.
Cestrum nocturnum is native to tropical America and the West Indies.
Night blooming, it grows best in light, sandy soil. It is not salt tolerant, but is otherwise adaptable to a variety of conditions and usually requires little care except for frost protection.
For best performance it should be grown in full to filtered sun. It tolerates light shade, but blooms best in good sun.
Moisture: Provide average to moist soil, but don't let it get waterlogged.
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