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Perennial hibiscus hybrids seem to glow in the darkNeed a quiet, romantic garden to soothe the stresses after a long hard day?  Nothing brings the problems down to size better than a fragrant moonlight garden of white and pale colored flowers and foliage that literally glow in the dark.

Don't just think of flowers that shine at night.  Foliage plants can do the same, or scent the air.  Paths with thyme or mint growing between the stones or along the edges are scented as you bruise the leaves along the way.  Variegated leaves with white predominating brighten up the area with their reflective glow.

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 Here are some of our favorites for a moonlight garden. 

Botanical NameCommon NameTypeFragrantDrought
Tolerant
Foliage
Interest
Achillea millefoliumCommon YarrowPerennialAromaticYesYes
Alyssum - whiteAlyssumAnnualYesYesNo
Azalea, RhododendronAzalea, Rhodo varietiesShrubYesNoNo
CaladiumElephant Ears, CaladiumBulbNoNoYes
Cerastium tomentosumSnow-In-SummerGroundcoverNoModerateNo
Chrysanthemum maximumShasta DaisyPerennialNoNoNo
Cistus corbariensisWhite RockroseShrubNoYesNo
Cistus salvifoliusSageleaf RockroseGroundcoverNoYesNo
Clematis - whiteClematis sppVineYesNoNo
EonymusVariegated EuonymusShrub, VineNoYesYes
Gardenia sppGardeniaShrubYesNoNo
Hemerocallis sppSelected DayliliesPerennialYesModerateNo
Honeysuckle (Japanese)Hall's HoneysuckleVineYesYesNo
HibiscusRose Mallow, Hardy Hibiscus
Tropical Hibiscus
Perennial
Annual
No
No
No
No
No
No
HostaWhite flowered and variegated HostaPerennialYesModerateYes
Iberis sempervirensCandytuftPerennialNoNoNo
ImpatiensWhite ImpatiensAnnualNoNoNo
Jasminum polyanthemumWinter JasmineVineYesNoNo
Lamium BeaconsilverLamiumGroundcoverSlightModerateYes
LiliumWhite, bicolor LiliesBulbYesModerateNo
MenthaMintPerennialYesModerateYes
Magnolia sppStar MagnoliaTreeYesNoNo
Nerium oleanderWhite OleanderShrubNoYesNo
Nicotiana - whiteNicotianaAnnualYesModerateNo
Romneya coulteriMatilija PoppyPerennialYesYesNo
RosaMany varieties - choose pale shadesShrubSome areNoNo
Spiraea prunifoliumBridalwreathShrubNoNoNo
Trachelospermum jasminoidesStar JasmineVineYesModerateNo
Viburnum sppViburnumShrubNoNoNo
Yucca sppYuccaPerennialYesYesNo
Zantedeschia aethiopicaCally Lily HybridsBulbNoNoYes

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