Mirabilis Jalapa Night‑Blooming Plant Enchants Gardens with Evening Flowers

The plant Mirabilis Jalapa, commonly called “bella di notte,” produces trumpet‑shaped flowers that open after sunset and remain visible through the night. The blossoms appear in a wide range of colors—pink, yellow, white, magenta and bicolour variants—and bloom continuously from June to September, making them a popular decorative element for evening gardens.

Mirabilis Jalapa is native to the state of Veracruz in Mexico and was first described by the Swedish botanist Carl von Linné in 1753. It thrives in sunny locations, needing many daylight hours to fuel its nocturnal display, while night temperature influences the speed of opening. The flowers attract large nocturnal moths of the Sphingidae family, and in the language of flowers the plant symbolizes timidity.