Moon garden

Moon gardens are gardens designed to highlight certain nocturnal plants which either thrive at night or can be appreciated with moonlight.[1][2] The different effects produced by moonlight compared to sunlight in human color perception emphasize the colors of certain flowers more than others, bringing out different tones which are not available during daytime or with artificial lights. Additionally there are some plants which blossom or release their fragrance at night.

Plants suited for moon gardens

Certain flowers and plants with specific colors and nocturnal habits are suited to moon gardens.[3] Among these, lillies, angel's trumpet,[2] sweet rocket, moonflower,[2] four o'clock flower,[2] bearded iris,[1] night gladiolus, evening primrose, magnolia, snowdrop, foxglove, Japanese dogwood, garden phlox, lamb's ear, silvermound, peonies,[1] and common lilac[1] are all commonly cultivated plants in moon gardens.

White flowers are especially suited to moon gardens, but pink and similar colors are also common.

References
  1. Beaulieu, David (October 7, 2019). "Night Blooming Plants for Moon Gardens: White Flowers That Shine in the Moonlight". The Spruce. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. "Design for a Moon Garden". Better Homes & Gardens. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
  3. Sobel, Dava (2005). "Lunacy". The Planets. Viking Penguin. pp. 103–104. ISBN 0-670-03446-0.


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