The Life of a Moonflower

I have recently discovered this beautiful moonflower growing in front of my garage a few weeks ago and I have been obsessed with it since. One night, I caught one of them just as it was about to bloom and took photos of the transition.

Moonflowers are in the same family as morning glories*, but instead of blooming in the morning, these gorgeous flowers bloom right before sunset. It just baffles my mind that what starts as a tight bundle of petal becomes this huge open blossom (this one was as big as my hand, if not bigger).  Plus, they smell heavenly.

I always had an interest in flowers and gardening when I was younger, but I still haven't really gotten into it. However, the surprise of this flower and how much enjoyment I got out of watching it has really motivated me to want to get more plants!

What are your favorite flowers? What about houseplants?

*morning glories and moonflowers are extremely poisonous if ingested by you or your furry friends, so keep a watchful eye.