What are the growth advantages of night-blooming jasmine? A detailed explanation

Growing habits of night-blooming jasmine:

Night-blooming jasmine mostly grows in woodland or among shrubs. It likes warm, humid, sunny, well-ventilated environments with loose, fertile soil; it is drought-tolerant and tolerant of poor soil, but not of waterlogging or cold, and it stops growing after leaf drop in winter; after the warmth of spring it puts out branches and leaves, each node bearing an axillary bud or flower bud, and as it grows it continuously produces side branches and sends out inflorescences. It generally blooms successively from May to October, and the flowers are fragrant when they open, becoming even more strongly scented at night. It fruits in winter.

Morphological characteristics of night-blooming jasmine:

The branchlets of night-blooming jasmine are weak, hairy and contain milky sap. Leaves are opposite; the blades are broadly ovate, cordate to oblong-ovate, 4-9.5cm long and 3-8cm wide, with a short acuminate tip and a deeply cordate base, entire margins, 7-9 palmate veins arising from the base, and hairs on the margins and veins. Umbelliform cymes are axillary, with as many as 30 flowers; the corolla has 5 lobes, oblong, yellow-green, with a fresh fragrance that is stronger at night, hence the names "night-blooming jasmine" and "night-fragrant flower"; the corona has 5 lobes, fleshy, shorter than the anthers, borne on the gynostegium, with acuminate tips; there is 1 pollinium per locule, elliptical, erect. The follicle is lanceolate, 7.5cm long, with a thick exocarp and no hairs. Seeds are broadly ovate, about 8mm long, with white silky hairs at the tip.

The flower language of night-blooming jasmine:

The flower language of night-blooming jasmine is a pure heart, happiness, beauty, independence and rebellion.

Flower divination: You radiate the spirit of the times, love adventurous and exciting things, and like to show off, hoping to become the focus of others' attention. You are good at showing your best side and also actively conceal your shortcomings; in love you act on momentary impulse and forget all about it afterwards.

Variety classification of night-blooming jasmine:

The genus to which tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa) belongs has 12 species, but only tuberose is cultivated and used, and there are not many varieties, mainly the following:

(1) Albino: a single-flowered variety formed by bud mutation, with pure white flowers;

(2) Dwarf pearl: a dwarf variety;

(3) Var.flore-pleno Hort: a double-flowered variety;

(4) Mexican early bloomi: single-flowered, an early variety, blooming year-round, most profusely in autumn;

(5) Pearl: a double-flowered variety, with stems 75cm-80cm tall, short inflorescences, many densely packed flowers and a short corolla tube;

(6) Tall double: a large-flowered double variety with long flower stems;

(7) Variegale: leaves long and curved, with golden-yellow stripes

Uses of night-blooming jasmine:

Night-blooming jasmine is mainly cultivated for ornamental purposes. Its branches are slender, and it blooms in summer and autumn; the yellow-green flowers open in the evening and release waves of strong, sweet fragrance. In southern China it is mostly used to decorate courtyards, window fronts, pond edges and pavilion sides. It is also a semi-wild vegetable whose fresh flowers and flower buds are eaten. It has the effect of clearing the liver and brightening the eyes, and can treat red, swollen and painful eyes, measles affecting the eyes, corneal opacities and so on.