Cestrum nocturnum L.

sect. Cestrum
Common Name: Night Jessamine, Lady of the Night
Family: Solanaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: West Indies

Description: This tropical evergreen shrub produces tubular, greenish-yellow flowers, that are delicately perfumed at night, in a succession from July to October. It does best with its slender shoots trained up a suitable pillar or rafter.

USDA Zone: 8-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 198500487
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1985
Bench: 1302 - NEOA: North Bench E
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-15-2025
Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
  These plants may cause serious illness or death. If ingested, immediately call the Poison Control Center

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: euasterid I
Order: Solanales
SubOrder:
Family: Solanaceae
SubFamily: Browallioideae
Tribe: Cestreae
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

References (internal):

Type Species

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Panama / Cuba

References (external):

Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
1995 Chiltern Seed Catalog
The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 06, 2016.
Cestrum nocturnum at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 06, 2016.
Poisonous Plants at University of California. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 05, 2017.

data regenerated on Sat, 25 Jan 2025 12:03:14 -0500 [bcm v4.0]