How to Prune and Propagate Night Blooming Jasmine (Raat ki Rani) for More Flowers Night Blooming Jasmine ( Cestrum nocturnum ) is one of those plants that can transform an ordinary balcony into a fragrant evening garden. During warm weather, its small greenish-white flowers release a powerful fragrance after sunset. However, this fast-growing shrub can become difficult to manage in a container. You may have noticed long, thin branches spreading over the balcony railing, fewer flowers than expected, or a plant that produces plenty of green leaves but very few fragrant flower clusters. Sometimes, an older Raat ki Rani looks attractive for a few weeks during its flowering season and then becomes an untidy collection of long branches. Regular pruning can help solve these problems. It encourages branching, removes damaged growth and helps maintain a compact shape. Healthy branches removed during pruning can also be used to propagate new plants through stem cuttings....
How to Grow Passiflora Incarnata From Seed to Bloom: Pot, Pruning & Propagation I killed my first passion flower. It happened during the July monsoon. I thought the plant needed plenty of water, so I kept watering it. Within a short time, the roots started to rot and the plant was gone. My second plant had a different problem. I planted it in a small 6-inch pot and waited for flowers. It grew, but flowering never really happened. The third plant finally worked. The difference was not some expensive fertilizer or a special gardening trick. I simply started paying attention to what the plant actually needed in Diamond Harbor's climate instead of following growing instructions written for completely different conditions. That experience taught me that Passiflora incarnata can be surprisingly easy to grow when you understand its growth habit, especially during the warm and humid monsoon. This is the method I use for growing it from seed or cutting to a mature flowering vine in a c...