moon flowers,primrose, night flowers?

Question

Does anyone know about these beautiful flowers..They are yellow and they bloom around dusky dark time..Its so cool, you can actually see them bloom out....They smell so good..Was just wondering if anyone else had these?

Answer 1

They might be Four O'Clocks. They smell really sweet and pleasant.

Answer 2

You probably answered your own question. Evening primroses include several species in their genus, Oenothera. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evening_primrose_oil
O. hookeri 3 ft x 1 ft - yellow
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/452.htm
O. fremontii 'Shimmer' - yellow, 'Lemon Silver'- yellow
http://www.highcountrygardens.com/catalog/product/72122/
O. missouriensis also called the Missouri primrose is very popular in xeric gardens and fragrant. This is why I got it.
http://www.arrowheadalpines.com/yellow2_gallery/pages/Oenothera%20missouriensis.htm
My only problem is they seed in all over. I find them growing everywhere.


Four O’clock's (Mirabilis jalapa) are annuals that come in bright yellow but I think the hummingbirds like it better than I do. Reseeds usually in places I put it unlike the evening primrose.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/annuals/mirabili_%20jalapa.html

Chlidanthus fragrans is a yellow night bloomer called the Fairy Lily that looks a bit like a crocus in summer.
http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/summer/productview/?sku=62-01

Another night blooming plant is Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris). A tall angular annual that I have only ever seen in creamy-white however. For me this is the most fragrant, much more than the evening primroses.

Answer 3

use to have moon flowers, they were white ones and pink ones and they grow faster than thistles. The seeds are sold in stores where they sell plants