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Hello here are the pics of the plant which was sold to me as a Magnolia lilliflora. It has a white small bloom. Can someone please tell me what is this? Not a bad looing plant though.

This is Brunfelsia americana= lady of the night. I had this exotic plant as well but nobody looked after it and it died

Thank you. I checked the net and this is what it is!

how is its scent?

It is very fragrant. Although I'm dissapointed since this was sold to me as Magnolia lilliflora but I still love this shrub after seeing and smelling the bloom. The foliage is attractive also.

Try to propagate it through air-layer for someone in Karachi

Do the flowers turn yellow next day?

The flowers haven't turned yellow yet and today is day two. This morning I took off the only flower to smell it's fragrance! I will definitely try to air-layer it once it is more mature, for someone in Karachi

Izhar wrote:Try to propagate it through air-layer for someone in Karachi

If you are interested, Shalimar nurseries had this plant. They also have a very similar plant, but more exotic, a plant called "Yesterday, today, tomorrow" -The first day flowers are purple, the next day bluish, and the third day white. The flowers are sweetly fragrant. I had purchased it in June this year and it is doing well.

i have this shrub,its fragrance is very nice at night.i purchased it this spring from Fateh Muhammad nursery,Islamabad.thaks to Mir sb who instructed me to plant it when he saw my blue flowered type.its extermly hardy shrub & fast growing.