These fragrant blooms fill the evening garden with summertime colors and scents.

After dark on a warm summer evening, the garden is a magical place. As dusk falls, shimmering white and light-colored blooms pick up the sun’s light as it bounces off the surface of the moon, an accessible bit of botanical wizardry that animates the night garden. Darker, less reflective shades, like deep red, plum, or dark blue recede into shadows and vanish as the day fades, blurring boundaries.

Best of all, the air fills with fragrance. Many night-flying pollinators, like moths, bats and the occasional beetle, navigate the dark by their sense of smell and are attracted to fragrant, pale, nectar-rich blossoms. A natural efficiency that we gardeners can use to craft an after-hours sensory feast.

The following flowers are shining stars in the evening landscape:

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GROW in The Seattle Times