Description: Native to warm temperate and tropical regions from Mexico to Central and South America and the West Indies, the cestrum genus comprises more than 200 species of mainly evergreen shrubs.

The night blooming jasmine. It is not a jasmine as it is often called, but rather a jessamine, a plant in the Solanaceae family. Its botanical name is Cestrum nocturnum. I always love it at the end of ...

Everyone loves jasmine. There are many different varieties and most are so fragrant, who can resist? Probably the best known jasmine is confederate jasmine, a vine with numerous white fragrant flowers ...

Parijat, often called night jasmine, is a tiny shrub with aromatic flowers. These lovely flowers are used in a variety of ancient healing practices. The flower blooms at night and loses its lustre ...