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









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