{"title":"Cestrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe genus \u003cem\u003eCestrum\u003c\/em\u003e is a relatively unknown genus of medium-sized shrubs that are related to tomatoes and potatoes (family Solanaceae). Like their vegetable cousins, the cestrum is native to tropical and semi-tropical locations in the Americas, and has very toxic leaves, roots, and branches. Some cestrum species produce powerfully fragrant clusters of flowers. Hummingbirds and butterflies love to drink from the tubular yellow-, orange-, or cream-colored cestrum flowers, but deer avoid them due to their toxicity. In our \u003ca title=\"Zone 7b plants\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/zone-7-plants\"\u003eZone 7b garden\u003c\/a\u003e, cestrum plants tend to be dieback perennials rather than true shrubs, so they never grow to their full potential size.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003ch3\u003eGrowing and Caring for Jessamine\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCestrum plants like sunny conditions and typical garden soil. The common name 'jessamine' is derived from 'jasmine' due to the fragrant flowers. Make sure to plant the fragrant cestrums in a location where you can enjoy their night-time perfume as it wafts through the summer air. Sadly, the cestrum flowers are odorless during the day. Flowering begins in early summer and lasts for months until stopped by cold temperatures. Cestrum species prefer hot weather and north of Zone 7 they are best used as annuals or \u003ca title=\"Plants for containers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/pages\/buy-perennials-for-containers\"\u003econtainer plants\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cestrum-parqui","title":"Cestrum parqui","description":"\u003cp\u003eNamed by the RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) as one of their top 200 plants of the last 200 years, Cestrum parqui is truly one of the most amazingly floriferous perennials we grow. From Zone 8 south, Cestrum parqui actually behaves like a shrub and can reach 15' tall in very tropical locations, but only 5' in temperate climates. Beginning in early summer and continuing until first frost, our 6' wide, deer-resistant \"bush\" is smothered with both axillary and terminal floral clusters, each bearing hundreds of mustard-yellow flowers that attract hummingbirds. In early evening, the flowers emit a powerful fragrance that perfumes the garden, but disappears by morning. Willow-leaved jessamine is a virtual flowering machine that is perfect for a special full sun location. While \u003ca title=\"Cestrum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/cestrum\"\u003eCestrum\u003c\/a\u003e parqui is a prolific seed producer, the seedlings do not stray from around the base of the main clump.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWatch our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D8ZS2eVgZsc\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlant Spotlight\u003c\/a\u003e video for more information. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21026145733,"sku":"4794","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Cestrum-parqui.i-4794.s-62319.r-1.jpg?v=1787927781"},{"product_id":"cestrum-parqui-orange-peel","title":"Cestrum parqui Orange Peel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis superb and easy-to-grow cestrum, from the former Southern Perennials and Herbs Nursery, was introduced as a cross of Cestrum diurnum x Cestrum nocturnum, but it turned out to be a form of \u003ca title=\"Cestrum\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/cestrum\"\u003eCestrum\u003c\/a\u003e parqui. For us, this superb selection has been both floriferous and winter hardy. The fast-growing woody stems are clothed in ligustrum-shaped, deer-resistant leaves and adorned from early June until frost with terminal clusters of mustard-orange (RHS 25B) flowers tipped in yellow...a hummingbird delight. When winters drop into the single digits, Cestrum 'Orange Peel' behaves as a dieback perennial that returns in spring to reach 8' tall x 8' wide by fall. Don't slip up and miss growing Cestrum 'Orange Peel'!\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Plant Delights Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":21027114053,"sku":"5981","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/files\/Cestrum-parqui-Orange-Peel.i-5981.s-63197.r-1_4ef5cf6f-fe9c-43ec-a039-a6c780e3d10b.jpg?v=1790263391"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1527\/8799\/collections\/Cestrum-parqui-Orange-Peel-1900x350_c8d1fa41-f631-412a-a535-c25a1e3e5cf6.jpg?v=1682520472","url":"https:\/\/www.plantdelights.sbs\/collections\/cestrum.oembed","provider":"Plant Delights Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}