Cestrum: Country Or Region Of Origin
Florida to Tropical America
Plant Profile: Cestrum
Taxonomy: CestrumNames
Cestrum, Jessamine, Night Blooming Jessamine
Phonetic Spelling:SES-trum
Genus:Cestrum
Species:
Family:Solanaceae
These expansive evergreen shrubs feature leaves that are arranged alternately, with a simple and smooth edge. Their flowers are tubular in shape and can be greenish-white, greenish-yellow, or cream, emitting a pleasant aroma both day and night. The resulting fruit is a small berry that can be either purple or white.
Commonly found as houseplants or in interior landscapes, they are also cultivated in flower gardens as either herbaceous annuals or perennials.
Tags
#poisonous
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#children's garden
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Cestrum Feature Summary
Attributes
Fruit
fruit a small, purple or white berry in September
Berry
Red/Burgundy
Purple/Lavender
White
Edible
Flowers
flowers tubular, greenish-white, greenish yellow, or cream, aromatic during day or night
Pink
White
Gold/Yellow
Green
Cream/Tan
Fragrant
Leaves
leaves alternate, simple, smooth-margined
Broadleaf Evergreen
Green
Simple
Alternate
Entire
Poisonous to Humans
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Headache, dizziness, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, muscular spasms and nervousness, high temperature, salivation and sweating, paralysis and coma.
Solanine-type glyco-alkaloids and atropine-like alkaloids
Fruits
Whole Plant Traits
Perennial
Shrub
Annual
Edible
Poisonous
Broadleaf Evergreen
Cultural Conditions
Good Drainage
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
2a
2b
3a
3b
Stem
Landscape
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Cestrum Attributes
Cestrum: Edibility
Fruit
Cestrum: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Cestrum Fruit
Cestrum: Fruit Description
fruit a small, purple or white berry in September
Cestrum: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Cestrum: Fruit Color
Purple/Lavender
Red/Burgundy
White
Cestrum: Fruit Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Cestrum: Display/Harvest Time
Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter
Cestrum Flowers
Cestrum: Flower Description
flowers tubular, greenish-white, greenish yellow, or cream, aromatic during day or night
Cestrum: Flower Color
Cream/Tan
Gold/Yellow
Green
Pink
White
Cestrum: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Cestrum Leaves
Cestrum: Leaf Description
leaves alternate, simple, smooth-margined
Cestrum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cestrum: Leaf Color
Green
Cestrum: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Cestrum: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Cestrum: Leaf Margin
Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate
Cestrum: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Cestrum Poisonous to Humans
Cestrum: Poison Symptoms
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Headache, dizziness, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, muscular spasms and nervousness, high temperature, salivation and sweating, paralysis and coma.
Cestrum: Poison Toxic Principle
Solanine-type glyco-alkaloids and atropine-like alkaloids
Cestrum: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Cestrum: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Cestrum: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Cestrum Whole Plant Traits
Cestrum: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Cestrum: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Cestrum Cultural Conditions
Cestrum: Soil Drainage
Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry
Cestrum: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone
2a
2b
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
Cestrum Stem
Cestrum: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Cestrum Landscape
Cestrum: Landscape Theme
Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden
Cestrum: Landscape Location
Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland
Cestrum: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
