Top 17 Fragrant Night Blooming Flowers with Strong Scent

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Grow these Night-Blooming Fragrant Flowers if you want your yard to be flooded with an ethereal aroma after dark.

A list of the most aromatic indoor plants is provided below.

Keep in mind that several of the plants on this list continue to bloom during the day, but release their full, heady scent only at night.

Moonflower

Botanical Name: Ipomoea alba

The length of this trailing vine is 20-40 feet, which is rather long. After dark, its white, funnel-shaped flowers bloom with a sweet fragrance.

Moonflower

Night-Blooming Cereus

Botanical Name: Selenicereus grandiflorus

The white flowers, which are also called “the queen of the night,” don’t bloom very often, but when they do, they give off a rich, floral scent with a hint of spice that gets stronger as night falls.

Night-Blooming Cereus

Angel’s Trumpet

Botanical Name: Brugmansia

The unusual trumpet shape of Brugmansia flowers has made them a favorite among gardeners. The aroma from the flowers is most potent after dark.

Angel’s Trumpet

Yellow Evening Primrose

Botanical Name: Oenothera biennis

This hardy perennial blooms with fragrant white or yellow flowers in the evening. Plant it where it will get lots of sunlight.

Yellow Evening Primrose

Tuberose

Botanical Name: Polianthes tuberosa

Like the more well-known Jasminum sambac, this distant hyacinth relative produces a profusion of white flowers that fill the air with a fragrant, sweet aroma at night with undertones of jasmine and honey.

Tuberose

Nicotiana

Botanical Name: Nicotiana alata ‘Grandiflora’

Nicotiana displays star-shaped flowers that attract bumble bees with their sweet, freesia-like scent. The flowers can be grown on a balcony, and they come in a variety of colors, including pink, deep red, white, pale green, and purple.

Nicotiana

Night-Blooming Jasmine

Botanical Name: Cestrum nocturnum

When it comes to aromatic night-blooming flowers, this one takes the cake. This shrub grows best in hot climates and has no equals. Plant some outside near a window so you can bring the aroma inside.

Night-Blooming Jasmine

Four’O Clock

Botanical Name: Mirabilis jalapa

The colorful trumpet-shaped blooms open in the late afternoon, hence the name, from summer to fall, and have a fragrance that is neither overpowering nor subtle.

Four’O Clock

Desert Thorn Apple

Botanical Name: Datura meteloides

At night, the lovely aroma of honeysuckle is amplified by the stunning white blooms. Both the plant and its flowers are toxic, so it’s best to keep it out of the reach of kids and pets.

Desert Thorn Apple

Night Phlox

Botanical Name: Zaluzianskya ovata

This low-growing perennial, known as midnight candy, is characterized by clusters of white-red flowers that have a pleasant aroma with nuances of almond, honey, and vanilla.

Night Phlox

Gardenia

Botanical Name: Gardenia augusta

In addition to its impressive glossy green leaves, this tropical plant produces large clusters of white rose-like blossoms with an incomparable aroma that reaches its peak in the evening.

Gardenia

Kahili Ginger

Botanical Name: Hedychium gardnerianum

The mature height of these plants is between 6 and 8 feet. In the evenings of the summer, the golden flowers release a powerful aroma, which it may not of everyone’s liking.

Kahili Ginger

Mexican Orange

Botanical Name: Choysia ternata

The plant has flowers that look like jasmine but smell different. The aroma is comforting and somewhat citrusy. It’s fragrant blooms are especially noticeable after dark, and it blooms nearly perpetually.

Mexican Orange

Night Scented Lily

Botanical Name: Lilium

It’s best to plant this flower in the spring or fall if you want it to bloom in the summer and fill your garden with a hypnotic scent in August and September.

Night Scented Lily

White Evening Primrose

Botanical Name: Oenothera caespitosa

There are many species of nocturnal insects drawn to the clusters of white flowers produced by this native plant of the United States. It requires little care and can even survive dry spells.

White Evening Primrose

Heliotrope

Botanical Name: Heliotropium peruvianum

There are blue, white, purple, and violet varieties of this flower. It has a pleasant scent that grows stronger as night falls.

Heliotrope

Spider Lily

Botanical Name: Crinum

If you want a powerful aroma in your yard after dark, try growing white flowering green-leafed or perfumed spider lily. In the evening, they both have a very strong aroma.

Spider Lily


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