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Cestrum elegans smithii - Pink Cestrum

Cestrum elegans smithii is an ornamental species in the same genus as the Night Blooming Jasmine. The blooms are beautiful tresses of pink tubular flowers closely followed by rich red berries. Cestrum elegans smithii is hardy into the mid 20°s F. The shrubs are more compact than the Night Blooming Jasmine and only grow to 6-8 feet. Plant Cestrum elegans smithii to attract Hummingbirds to your garden. It seems like Cestrum elegans smithii is almost always in bloom in a frost free garden. But the biggest blooming time is in the Spring.

Cestrum elegans smithii, Pink Cestrum

Flowers and foliage of Cestrum elegans smithii - Pink Cestrum. High resolution photos are part of our garden image collection.