With our busy schedules, we don't always have time to enjoy the fruits of our gardening labors during the daylight hours. Night-scented plants are often pollinated by moths and are usually white or pale in color. You can plant a night-blooming garden in a large container or in the ground. As always with container gardening, choose a pot with a drainage hole and use fresh, sterilized potting mix.
Moonflowers provide quick cover for a trellis, an awning or a fence.
They open in late afternoon but may open earlier on dark or overcast days. Seeds must be soaked or otherwise scarified before planting. These perennials thrive in full sun, in any moderately fertile soil. Four o'clocks bloom in late afternoon. Its yellow blooms open in the evening.