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What Plants Can Be Used in Night Blooming Gardens?

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Question: What Plants Can Be Used in Night Blooming Gardens?
Reader, Trisha writes, "Looking for some specific species to include in a night blooming garden, as well as zones where they thrive."
Answer:

In my full article on moon gardens, I provide specific examples, breaking the plants down into early-season bloomers, mid-season bloomers and late-season bloomers. I also discuss "night blooming gardens" in the narrower sense, i.e., plants whose flowers open up only at night or who put on their best performance at night. In addition, I remind those who are considering planting night blooming gardens not to forget the importance of fragrant plants and plants with bright foliage (I provide examples of both). Click through to the articles linked to as resources for information about the zones in which these night blooming garden plants will thrive.

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