There are many dissimilar flowers that bloom only after the Lord’s Day goes down . They look on night fly insect , such as moths , to aid in their pollination . Nox blossom flowers come in many dissimilar colors , like purple , light grim , pinkish , icteric and white , and many have intoxicating fragrances that waft through the aviation in the iniquity of night .

Moonflower

moonflower are the most well live night flower . The five - pointed mavin shape of petals open in about one min flat when the sunlight goes down . They have been referred to as crone sess by Hawthorne in " The Scarlet Letter , " or as angel ’s wings and Satan ’s offstage . The bloom are burnished bloodless with a fruity fragrance .

Four O’clock Flowers

Four O’clock flowers jump to open up around 4:00 p.m. every day , hence the name . The bloom are small and lily - shaped , and the plants are shaggy-haired with green leaves . The flowers appear in promising pink , reds , oranges and yellows and interchange colouring with adulthood . It is not unusual to find a bush with all unlike colors of flowers .

Evening Stock

Do not let the wilted daytime coming into court of evening broth befool the head . At Nox they gain vigor up , and the peak open into star - shaped flowers in pink , white and purple . The gamy scent peaks around midnight .

Evening Primrose

Evening primula comes in whitened , scandalmongering or pinkish , and the flowers resemble large buttercups . The blooms smell sweet , and the blossom spread on a tenuous vine - similar stem with green leaves . These flowers calculate almost opalescent in the moonlight .

Angel’s Trumpet

This industrial plant is also call Datura , and the white flowers can sometimes exceed 6 inches across . They bloom at dark from midsummer to the first frost . The whole industrial plant is tall at about 4 metrical foot , and the foliation is a delicious blasphemous green . This plant is vicious if eaten , so keep children and pet off from it .

Flowering Tobacco

Flowering tobacco plant is also called Nicotiana , and the long cornet - mold blooms in white to aristocratical are attractive in the moonlight . The scent is very intoxicating and travels for several yard .

Mock Orange

Mock orange is a shrub that can grow up to 10 feet in acme . It has a curtly - lived bloom point in May and June , but the blooms are well worth it . They are white and orange - scented . It only blooms at night .

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