Is it good to keep night-blooming jasmine indoors? Let's get to know this flower
What is the night-blooming jasmine flower? It is said that this flower has a special habit: it only releases a strong fragrance at night, which is why it is called night-blooming jasmine. Today, night-blooming jasmine has become an ornamental plant in many homes. So, is it good to keep night-blooming jasmine indoors?
Night-blooming jasmine, also known as night-fragrant flower, night-fragrant tree, night lilac, tuberose, night orchid fragrance and so on, is a flowering ornamental plant native to the tropical regions of the Americas. It is a genus of perennial vine-like twining herbaceous plants.
According to relevant research, because the night-blooming jasmine flower only releases its fragrance at night, the structure of its petals differs from that of flowers that bloom during the day. However, the key to why night-blooming jasmine can release fragrance at night lies in air humidity: once the air humidity is high, the stomata on its petals open wide, and when the stomata open wide, more aromatic oils evaporate. Although there is no sunlight at night, the air is much more humid than during the day, so the stomata open wide and the fragrance released is especially strong. Therefore, on cloudy and rainy days, even during the day, night-blooming jasmine will also release fragrance, because the air humidity is also high on cloudy and rainy days.
Some friends think that since night-blooming jasmine can release fragrance at night, putting it indoors can purify the household air. However, this idea is wrong. The night-blooming jasmine flower can release fragrance at night, which of course benefits from the structure of its petals, but this is also the result of "survival of the fittest" in nature:
Night-blooming jasmine originally grew in subtropical regions, where daytime temperatures are high and flying insects rarely come out to activity. In the evening and at night, when temperatures drop, many flying insects come out to forage, and at this time night-blooming jasmine releases a strong fragrance to lure flying insects to come and spread pollen. Through the influence of environmental factors over generations, night-blooming jasmine has developed the habit of always releasing fragrance at night. But its fragrance can make patients with high blood pressure and heart disease feel dizzy, depressed and uncomfortable, causing symptoms such as chest tightness and difficulty breathing. Keeping it indoors for a long time can cause dizziness, coughing, and even asthma and insomnia.
Moreover, green plants generally only carry out photosynthesis during the day, and at night they only carry out respiration without photosynthesis. At night they consume the oxygen in the room, competing with people. What is more, night-blooming jasmine is also an oxygen-consuming flower and plant; even when carrying out photosynthesis during the day, it consumes a large amount of oxygen, affecting human health. When photosynthesis stops at night, it releases a large amount of waste gas, so placing it indoors not only fails to purify the air, but on the contrary causes oxygen deficiency in the room, bringing people discomfort.
It seems that the fragrance released by the night-blooming jasmine flower is actually just a strong odor, with a quite obvious irritating effect on the human body. Night-blooming jasmine can be used as an ornamental plant, but do not place it indoors, so as to avoid affecting health.