Ipomoea alba The 15cm pure white, silky flowers stand out against large, heart-shaped leaves. The blooms are so fragrant that you can tell when one is open well before you see it, and if you bring a freshly opened flower indoors, its perfume will scent an entire room. The best thing about a moonflower is watching one open. Catch it at the right moment, sometime shortly after dusk, and before your eyes, its spirally folded, four-inch bud unfurls. Each flower lasts only one night, usually withering by mid-morning, but new buds open each evening.

Growing moonflowers could hardly be easier. Its seed needs a little scarifyingthat is, filing or nicking the hard seed coatfollowed by soaking overnight in water before you sow it, but once planted, it grows quickly

Site moonflowers in full sun in rich, moist, well-drained soil in a spot where you can observe it up close, or near a window so its scent can be carried indoors.

This fast growing vine is related to the Morning Glory and when planted with the Moonflower it gives a spectacular late summer display day and night.

This auction is for 10 seeds with instructions