The azucena is a variety of tuberose and its name is familiar in Oaxaca. A popular boutique hotel near Casita Colibrí and a well-known restaurant at the entrance to San Martín Tilcajete are both namesakes. This must be a special flower. It is! A few evenings ago, I went out onto the terrace to soak in the view, as lights came on in the city, and discovered azucenas blooming in an old planter box on the terrace wall. Another night bloomer joins my pitahaya and night-blooming cereus.
As Judy Sedbrook at Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension, explains, flowering plants on The Night Shift take over as the sun sets. They are often white or light-colored, to better reflect the moonlight, and exhibit a heady scent, both in an effort to attract their night flying moth and bat pollinators.
I love these sweet-smelling nighttime surprises!
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Oops! Azucenas, not nardos! I’ve been away too long!
Mary
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Time flies and you will be back soon!
In India, these are made into garlands and the scent is intoxicating. The flower is called Raat ki Rani, which means Queen of the Night. Thank you for your wonderful posts and beautiful photographs.
Would you say this is more like (Milla biflora) than (Polianthes tuberosa)? I LOVE the scent of these flowers!