Moonflower

This old-fashioned flower blooms in the evening and glows all night in the moonlight. As night falls, the flowers unfold very quickly. So quickly, in fact, you can actually watch them open up!

Measuring 6" across, the huge white flowers are related to morning glories. Unlike their day-blooming cousins, though, which are pollinated by bees, the moonflower is pollinated by night-flying moths.

Highly fragrant, these flowers grow on 10' - 20' vines, requiring a trellis or pole on which to climb.

This vine and its flowers grace my garden space.