Day Flowers & Night Flowers: A Garden for All Hours

Designing a Garden That Blooms Around the Clock

By selecting both day‑blooming and night‑blooming flowers, your garden offers beauty and fragrance from dawn to midnight—and supports diverse pollinators.

Top Day‑Blooming Flowers

• Roses: Continuous bloom, fragrance, vast color range.
• Lilies (Asiatic, Oriental): Bold, fragrant, summer stars.
• Gerbera Daisies: Cheerful, long‑lasting, vibrant hues.
• Shasta Daisies: Classic white petals, yellow centers; easy perennials.
• Delphiniums, Foxgloves, Irises, Salvias: Vertical interest, pollinator magnets.

Enchanting Night‑Blooming Flowers

• Moonflower (Ipomoea alba): Large white trumpets open at dusk, fragrant; vine to 10‑15 ft.
• Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis): Yellow cups open at sunset; edible/medicinal.
• Night‑Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum): Dinner‑plate‑sized fragrant blooms; cactus‑like.
• Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa): Trumpet flowers in pink, yellow, white; open late afternoon.
• Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco): Star‑shaped, sweet‑scented; attracts moths.

Growing Tips for Night Bloomers

• Most prefer warm climates; grow as annuals or overwinter indoors in cooler zones.
• Plant near patios, windows, pathways for evening enjoyment.
• Provide support for vining types (moonflower).
• Well‑drained soil; moderate water.

Combining Day & Night Gardens

Interplant for continuous interest. Example: Daylilies + Moonflower on trellis; Gerberas + Evening Primrose in border; Salvias + Nicotiana in mixed bed.

Create a garden that never sleeps—beauty by day, magic by night.