Cestrum Nocturnum

Guys, I've brought a few cuttings of these plants back from Turkey. I've put them in water and they're in my living room (South-facing) along with the Brugmansia plants. I really would appreciate any advice on how to bring them along.
They haven't rooted yet. :confused:

 

Hi Cajary I was generously given some cestrum cuttings this year by lovely LoL I had no problem rooting them, take them out the water check there is no rot on the cut end if there is trim it with a sharp knife, put them in a pot of multipurpose dip the ends in hormone rooting powder, if there are any large leaves cut them in half if there are any flower buds trim them off, once in the pot place a clear plastic bottle over the top making a bio dome( this stops them drying out)when you they show signs of new growth introduce them to the air gradually I remove the stopper for a week or two first then the rest of the bottle once I am happy they are ok

the cutting in the pot is a piece of cestrum elegans looks to be on its way if you don't succeed with yours I will send it you.
mine this year from LoLs cuttings

 

Hello cajary and walnut.

The variety that stuck to your hand in Turkey cajary is the Night-scented Jessamine or Lady of the Night.

They are an untidy everygreen which can reach 3.5 metres tall and almost as wide, probably not in the UK however. It has a strong sweet perfume at night but none in the daytime. The green berries that follow the flowers turn a glossy china white but, again, not sure you'd see this in the UK.

walnut, the cutting in the pot looks like the C elegans but the flowering one appears to be the C 'Newellii'. A couple of pieces of the C elegans stuck to my hand along with a couple of the possible giant Salvia up for ID on Sunday's outing. :rolleyes:

 

Thanks walnut, L o Leisure. I'll follow the instructions meticulously.
In Turkey they call it Mellissa. I "Googled" like crazy to come up with C. Nocturnum. As long as it's got that incredible scent in the evenings, I'll be happy.
Mehmet told me it liked the heat so I'll probably grow it as an indoor plant. Can't wait for that scent through the house.

 

Evening, cajary.

That's strange they call it Melissa in Turkey which is a herb known as lemon balm and used widely in relaxant bath oils, of which I have much. Melissa is also used in teas as a calmative and antispasmodic aid, pretty insipid tasting I can tell you.

Just for what it's worth, I gave my Lady of the Night away because I couldn't smell it here in the night ... and we have very warm evenings! Perhaps it would do better as a houseplant kept in a nice trimmed shape. Good luck anyway.

 

Hi, lady. I'm amazed that you couldn't smell it in the evenings. In Mehmet's apartments, you can smell it from down the road! Is Night-scented Jessamine the same as C. Nocturnum? It took me a long time to I.D. it on the 'net. I'm pretty sure I've got the classification correct. There are a few plants called Lady/Queen of the Night. I'm sure this is a Cestrum and not a Jasmine. Like I know much about the Latin names of plants!! :D

 

Evening, cajary ... too true, we couldn't smell it, not just me, but it was just one small shrub and pretty insipid looking at that to me, hence me giving it away pretty promptly.

Yes, Night-scented Jessamine is one of the common names of C nocturnum, but that's more American, the most common European one being Lady/Queen of the Night (Dame do Noite here). :D

I can assure you it is a Cestrum ... I'm not saying Jasmine ... but Jessamine.

Hope yours root ... if not, either walnut or I can send more cuttings.

 

Thanks, Lady. I'm really shaky with Latin names.
What was interesting was, in the area, (Icmeler) there were no Brugs. So I made a deal with Mehmet. He'd let me have my C.N. cuttings and I'll give him some Brug. cuttings. But not the ones I grew from walnuts seeds. They're my babies, no-one but no-one gets them.
I didn't see any carnations (drought-resistant) either, so I'll take some of them as well.
I brought this subject up on another site(about Exotics) and they said don't bother growing it. Doesn't that make you so much more determined?

 

Cestrum elegans the 2 cuttings off LoL are now flowering




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walnut your greenhouse looks very cosy, I didn't do the bubble wrap thing last year but think I will this year.

I expect it will be fiddly to do? do you take it down after the winter?

Thanks Stingo

 

Stingo, you only need to do it once, in the winter it acts as insulation and in the summer it acts as shading. David.

 

Walnut, are those guys scented?

 

Stingo I take the bubblewrap down after winter tends to get dusty and breaks down if left all summer it's worth the trouble, I replace it with a sun shade on the outside in summer that cuts the suns rays by 50% keeping the temp down, Caj only a faint scent probably more discernable on a warm day maybe LoL can give us the benefit of her knowledge on them.