I've mentioned two Ladies of the night (LOTN) cultivars in a previous thread: one is a brunfelsia, the other a cultivar of Michelia figo. Here's a pic of the brunfelsia that I think is a LOTN (Brunfelsia americana). It's night scented, but doesn't have that knock-out intensity that has been described on US forums. So maybe it's not a LOTN?
Here is the label of M. figo LOTN.
Here's the rear of the above label.
For comparison, here's the label of M. figo 'Coco'. The flowers look virtually identical to LOTN.
Another double post ... can't get rid of the photo.
This message was edited Mar 3, 2009 3:30 PM
Problem is, I've gotten the plants mixed up in the garden. So although one of them is labelled LOTN in the photo below, I can't be sure that this is LOTN and not Coco. Note the difference in flower colour though: one has that purple tinge in the centre, the other is more creamy yellow. I've been racking my brains trying to remember what they smell like ... I suspect that the yellow one has more of a ripe banana smell, but am only guessing as I just can't remember.
And here's the rear of the Michelia figo 'Coco' label that I thought I'd already posted.
I have a coco in my jungle ...it is cream ...the bloom is creamy and larger than the normal port wine one, the fragrance is identical to it as far as my nose can detect.
I have a white Brunfelsia ...not Lady of the night.I had that one on backorder with a Nursery that specialized in rare tropicals for three years until it was lost to the fires.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/70946/
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/31755/
Seems there are a handfull of plants called that particular name.
I have this one.
Does anyone have any other kind?
Aren't they wonderful?
Here's a great link for LOTN
http://www.toptropicals.com/cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?number=5&find=brunfelsia&imagesonly=1
Yes, I love that TopTropicals website; often go there. Not sure that the plant IDs are always correct, though.
So, the all-cream M.figo is Coco, which means the pink-tinged one is LOTN. I'll have to remember that and label the plants accordingly when they next flower. Incidentally, one of them has set seed (see out-of-focus pic). Nature just wants to procreate!
Chrissy ,great nursery....here is the ylang ylang tree....I am very,very tempted....blasted possums are always in my calculations when i want to introduce something new...........
http://www.paraplants.com/main.htm
how about this one....
BRAZIL JASMINE
(1mVAbcD)
Dipladenia sanderi `Rosea'' flowers and flowers through nearly all the months in our climate. It has big pink trumpet flowers.This is a most rewarding plant!!
This one is always grown as a shrub although it will turn into a climber if you don't clip it back or pinch out the main shoots.once a year. Needs a protected area where nights get cold. For warm frost free climates. Full sun.
This message was edited Mar 3, 2009 9:27 PM
Mya that is a mandy by another name ...my daughter in law works for a Nursery that specializes in them. Beautiful things!
http://www.floridata.com/ref/M/mandev.cfm
just to show you remember mine?
Well ,why don't they just say mandevillas.....I know what they are,I have a red one,that I have growing from a hanging basket, so the possums don't eat them...
I guess it's like Frangipanni is Plumaria or a Kiwi fruit is rally a chinese Gooseberry ...
http://www.weidners.com/dipladenia.html
If you want lots of flowers chop it back a bit and throw some potash at it. Fantastic for the tropics ...even grows great here needs good drainage and hates wet roots in Winter ...great bang for the buck. I think names can be very confusing ...the grower calls them dips for short. Always look up the names of things that do not sound familiar ...some things are called incorrect names or some marketing ploy gives something old a new name.
Here is a photo of what we call lady of the night, Brunfelsia nitida in Fairchild Garden, Miami.
Here is another photo. The small roundish fruits turn orange when they are ripe.
