How to Grow and Care for Cestrums

Chilean cestrum (Cestrum parqui) is a deciduous shrub. It blooms from summer to fall with fragrant, tubular-shaped yellow flowers that emit the strongest scent throughout the evening hours. Perfect for growing near an al fresco dining area or patio. It has been listed for years as a top plant by the Royal Horticultural Society, but can be invasive in warm climate areas.

Night-blooming jasmine blooms in the months of summer through fall with tubular white blossoms that give off a distinctive fragrance. As its name implies night-blooming jasmine flowers open only during the nighttime hours and close up tightly during the day. When the flowers are open their perfume can permeate an area from 91 to 152 m.

Orange cestrum is fascinating because of its appearance, it has trumpet-shaped flowers and their petals' tips form a shape similar to a star. This plant's colors vary from golden yellow to orange. It is known to emit a citrusy fragrance at night.

Also known as day jessamine, this plant is a popular ornamental shrub with fragrant white flowers. Its fruits are highly toxic.

Cestrums 'Newellii' is a highly-prized Early jasmine that boasts particularly rich heads of deep red flowers with a delightful fragrance. While still fragrant, the parent plant's flowers are less profuse. This plant's flowers are a great way to attract butterflies to your garden.