Can you give me gardening hints on a moonlight garen with a rustic arbor attached?
Question:IN process of making a rustic arbor walkway into separate areas of my gardens.. included will be a section where I plant only ones that shine nicely when moon comes out...also need ideas that are different(funky)all made with trees only for the arbor and where would I get exotic plants..any ideas suggestions will be accepted thankyou
Answers:
Flowers that are fertilized by butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are the most strongly scented. Especially true for night-scented flowers because they guide their pollinators only by scent. As a general rule, flowers fertilized by night flying Lepidoptera grow within woodlands or wooded valleys, or in tropical areas where the plants are protected from cold winds. This provides the calm humid conditions enjoyed by moths. Color does play a role as butterflies visit buddleia and dianthus preferring pink to red while moths visit the white or very pale night bloomers. Woodbine (Lonicera periclymenum) appear pink when seen from above, yellow from below, hence the particular attraction of this species for both butterfly as well as moth.
Many of these plants are less attractive in the day than the evening. The addition of pale foliage in silver or gold will help both the appearance and give the area a lush, full look.
Moonflower (Ipomea alba) annual
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris) annual
Night-scented Stock (Matthiola) short lived unattractive plant
Evening Primrose (Oenothera)
O. speciosa 2 x 1.5 ft
'Pink Petticoats' - Soft colors, pink.
'Rosea' - Pale pink flowers.
O. berlanderi - 'Siskiyou' - 3", pale pink flowers on 8" plants
'Woodside White' - White flowers.
O. hookeri 3 ft x 1 ft - yellow
O. fremontii 'Shimmer' - yellow, 'Lemon Silver'- yellow
Missouri primrose (O. Missouriensis)
Midnight Candy (Zaluzianskya capensis)
Night Phlox (Z. ova)
Night Blooming Jasmine (Solanaceae)
Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis multiflora, M. jalapa) annuals
If you are in a warm zone Maddenii group of rhododendrons
Garden Heliotrope (Valeriana officinal) garden valerian - old fashioned plant little seen now.
I just bought these solar powered lights that are pretty cool to look at in the dark. they are these plastic dragonflies over an led light that changes 5 different colors. super funky! I found them at home hardware-$10 each.
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