This large shrub to small tree has upright branches and is bushy with a rounded crown. It has dark green elliptical leaves and the fragrant wheel-shaped whitish flowers appear from spring to early summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12

Brunfelsia americanais naturally found in the West Indies growing in fertile well drained moist soils in an open sunny position and is drought and frost tender.

Lady of the Night is grown for its flowers and bushy habit. It is planted in parks and gardens as a specimen or in shrub borders. It is used in tropical settings or fragrant gardens establishing in 3 to 5 years. Under cultivation the plant normally only attains half of its mature height.It is suitable for sub tropical coastal or the adjoining low mountain regions. ID 1983

Note:
Under optimum conditions it may grow to a small tree with dense foliage.

Brunfelsia(brun-FEL-see-a) americana(a-mer`-i-KAHN-a)

Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
Potato Family