People stay up at night to enjoy the opening of the flowers of the tropical wonder Epiphyllum petalum, better known by its ...

While houseplants often grace our living rooms and kitchens where guests can admire them, the bedroom might be the most beneficial place to keep them. We know it might seem unorthodox, but there are ...

Also known as flowering tobacco or flowering jasmine, this beautiful plant comes into its own at night when the flowers open more completely. With tubular or bell-shaped flowers, hummingbirds are ...

This story appears in the March 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Nature’s inventiveness knows no bounds. Consider the case of the nectar-drinking bat and the night-flowering vine ...

Some moths only come out at night, seeking nectar from night-flowering plants. If you want to see them, you’ll need to go to the places where they’re feeding, such as parks, gardens or canals. Once ...

Plants hide their sweet nectar deep in the flower so that a pollinator must crawl through an obstacle course to find it. Night-blooming plants smell strongest at night. They use their strong scent ...