Yes Sibdasji! It blooms and give fragrance only during night. In the three photographs that I have attached, first is of daytime, which is buds, and the other two are of night when the flowers have bloomed. Best wishes, akbhatt
On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 8:42 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In Bengali it is known as Hasnu Hana. Its strong odour may cause > headache. It is believed the scent attracts snakes- but I have nor > witnessed. Do the flowers bloom at night or they give out scent only > at night time ? > > On Sep 27, 7:05 pm, "J.M. Garg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Some extracts from Wikipedia link: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestrum_nocturnum > > > > *Cestrum nocturnum* (Raat Ki Rani) is a species of > > *Cestrum<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cestrum> > > *, native to Mexico <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico>, Central > > America<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_America>, > > India <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India> and > > Cuba<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba> > > [*citation needed < > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed>*]. > > Common names include *Night-blooming Cestrum*, *Lady of the Night*, > *Queen > > of the Night*, *Night-blooming jessamine*, and *Night-blooming Jasmine*. > > Also known as *Raat ki Rani* (Queen of the night), in > > Urdu<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urdu>and > > Hindi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi>. > > > > It is an evergreen <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen> woody > > shrub<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrub>growing to 4 metres (13 ft) > > tall. The > > leaves <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf> are simple, narrow > lanceolate, > > 6-20 cm (2-8 in) long and 2-4.5 cm broad, smooth and glossy, with an > entire > > margin. The flowers <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower> are > > greenish-white, with a slender tubular > > corolla<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corolla_(flower)>2-2.5 cm (1 in) > > long with five acute lobes, 10-13 mm diameter when open at > > night; they are produced in cymose <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyme> > > inflorescences <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inflorescence>, and are > > strongly scented. The scent is released at night. The > > fruit<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit>is a poisonous white > > berry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry>. There is also a variety with > > yellowish flowers. > > > > *Cestrum nocturnum* also known as Night Blooming Jasmine, is grown in > > subtropical regions as an ornamental > > plant<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ornamental_plant>for its > > strongly-scented flowers. It grows best in average to moist soil > > that is light and sandy, with a neutral pH of 6.6 to 7.5, and is hardy > > to hardiness > > zone <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardiness_zone> 8. Feed bi-weekly > with a > > weak dilution of seaweed and fish emulsion fertilizer. > > > > All parts of the plant are highly poisonous< > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poison> > > . > > > > On Sat, Sep 27, 2008 at 7:05 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > Raat ki rani, during daytime and during night-time in bloom. > > > akbhatt > > > > > -- > > > Anand Kumar Bhatt > > > A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road > > > Gwalior. 474 005. > > > > -- > > With regards, > > J.M.Garg > > "We often ignore the beauty around us" > > Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > > For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group > > (Indiantreepix)http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en > > > -- Anand Kumar Bhatt A-59, B.S.F.Colony, Bhind Road Gwalior. 474 005. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
