Rat Ki Rani/Night Blooming Jasmine Healthy Flower Plant

Raat Rani / Raat Ki Rani / Night-Blooming Jasmine
(Cestrum nocturnum) is easy to grow and very fragrant 🌙🌼.

🌱 How to Grow (Step-by-Step)

1️⃣ Planting

• Can be grown from cuttings (fastest) or nursery plant
• Best time: Feb–July (spring to monsoon)
• Choose a pot (12–16 inch) or ground with good drainage

☀️ Sunlight

• Best: 4–6 hours of sunlight
• Morning sun + afternoon shade is ideal
• Too much shade = fewer flowers

🌿 Soil

• Well-drained, fertile soil
  Best mix:
• Garden soil – 40%
• Compost/vermicompost – 30%
• Sand or cocopeat – 30%

⚠️ Water should never stay stagnant

💧 Watering

• Water when top soil feels dry
• Summer: every 2–3 days
• Winter: every 5–7 days
• Avoid overwatering (causes root rot)

🌼 Fertilizer (Very Important for Flowers)

Every 15 days:

• Vermicompost or cow dung manure

Every 30 days (for more flowers):

• Mustard cake water OR
• Liquid seaweed fertilizer

🌸 For buds:

• Add banana peel water once a month

✂️ Pruning (Key to More Flowers!)

• Prune after flowering season or in Feb–March
• Cut long, woody branches
• This encourages bushy growth & more blooms

🌙 Flowering Tips

• Flowers bloom at night and smell strongest after sunset
• More sun + proper pruning = maximum fragrance
• Slight stress (less water for a few days) can trigger blooming