Cestrum consists of shrubs or climbing plants that can scramble as they grow. The leaves are simple and remain green year-round. Flowers, which are either tubular or shaped like salvers, appear in clusters at the ends of branches and in the leaf axils, eventually giving way to red or black berries.

Cestrum

This robust evergreen shrub can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features elongated, dull green leaves and produces clusters of tubular flowers that are approximately 2 centimeters in length, displaying a vivid crimson hue. After flowering, the plant bears purple berries.

Cestrum 'Newellii'

Cestrum 'Penlee'

Cestrum aurantiacum is a vigorous evergreen shrub that can grow up to 3 meters tall. It features lanceolate leaves and produces clusters of tubular, salver-shaped flowers that emit a pleasant fragrance at night. These orange blooms, measuring around 2.5 centimeters, typically appear in spring and early summer.

Cestrum aurantiacum

Cestrum aurantiacum 'Album'

Cestrum auriculatum

Cestrum buxifolium

Cestrum corymbosum

Cestrum diurnum L.

Cestrum elegans is a vigorous, tender evergreen shrub that can reach heights of up to 3 meters. It features drooping branches adorned with oval, green leaves that can grow as long as 10 centimeters. From summer through autumn, the plant produces clusters of small trumpet-shaped flowers in red, purple, or pink. After flowering, it bears red-purple berries.

Cestrum elegans

Cestrum elegans var. longiflorum

Cestrum elegans var. smithii

Cestrum endlicheri

Cestrum fasciculatum

Cestrum from Venezuela

Cestrum laurifolium

Cestrum nocturnum is a dense, evergreen shrub that typically reaches heights of about 4 meters. It features arching branches adorned with ovate foliage and produces clusters of tubular flowers that are creamy-white with a hint of green. These blooms emit a sweet, musky fragrance during the evening hours. Following the flowering period, the plant may develop clusters of small, white berries.

Cestrum nocturnum

Cestrum pallida

Cestrum parqui is a medium-sized shrub that can be either deciduous or semi-evergreen, featuring lance-shaped leaves that can grow up to 12 cm long. The plant produces tubular flowers, measuring around 2.5 cm, that are yellow-green and emit a fragrance in the evening. Its fruit is a brownish, oval-shaped berry.

Cestrum parqui

Cestrum parqui 'Cretian Blue'

Cestrum parqui 'Orange Essence'

Cestrum parqui hybrid

Cestrum parqui purple-tinged

Cestrum porphyreum

Cestrum psittacinum

Cestrum roseum

Cestrum roseum 'Crûg's Crimson'

Cestrum roseum 'Ilnacullin'

Cestrum roseum from Oaxaca State, Mexico

Cestrum splendens

Cestrum violaceum Urb.

Cestrum x cultum

Cestrum x cultum 'Cretan Pink'

Cestrum x cultum 'Cretan Purple' is a tender evergreen shrub that can reach heights of approximately 150 cm. It features oval, green leaves and produces small trumpet-shaped flowers in a purple-blue hue that emit a pleasant fragrance in the evening during summer. While this plant thrives in a greenhouse or conservatory setting, it can potentially endure outdoor conditions if planted in a mild, protected area of the garden.