Day Blooming Jasmine (Cestrum diurnum)

A delightfully sweet fragrance arises from the profusion of white blooms on this fast-growing Caribbean native. Its main flowering season occurs in the fall and sporadically in the spring as it responds to the decreasing and lengthening days as the seasons change. Clusters of flowers form along the upright stems with the flowering cycle lasting for a couple of weeks. Prune after flowering if plant has outgrown its space; be careful not to prune several months before the flowering season so the flower buds can form along the maturing stems.