Bartonia (Noun)
Meaning
Annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Bartonia is an annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers in the evening primrose family.
- The local nursery specializes in exotic blooms such as bartonia, ideal for night-scented gardens.
- Planting bartonia in a moon garden adds an enchanting fragrance that attracts nocturnal pollinators.
- In the United States, bartonia is not commonly grown compared to other fragrant flowers like jasmine or honeysuckle.
- Bartonia grows well in moist but well-drained soil and is typically sown outdoors after the last frost for its summer blooms.