Moonflowers are the most interesting flowers I have in my garden collection. I never heard of them until a friend, Alissa told me about them. She gave me a bagful of seeds with seedpods. Ever since, I've loved them! When I'm gifted a part of nature, I name the plant for the person who gave them to me. Hence, I have nicknamed the moonflowers in my garden Alissa's moonflowers.
The flowers bloom at dusk, on an overcast day, and at night. I don't do anything to them besides try to contain them in their own area and away from my neighboring tomatoes. They are very low-maintenance and drought tolerant. I was warned they are invasive, self-seeders, and poisonous. I've experienced all but thankfully, the latter.
Enjoy these videos of the flowers opening!
Excuse the loud barking. On the first video (dark), the moth startled me a bit; was the size of a small hummingbird!
You can also see how they bloom at dusk and also at night.
night bloom
dusk bloom
Can you grow these in a container?
ReplyDeleteAlthough I have mine in the ground, I don't see why not CGPlenty. However, they spread generously.
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