Moonflower

or Flor D'Luna as Carlos Santana says... great song by the way. I planted this moonflower vine (Ipomoea alba) early this spring to wrap around a triangle trellis that my parents gave me. It is related to the morning glory but some call it an evening glory because these flowers only open... in the evening!... and by morning they shrivel up. The fluted flowers grow 5-6 inches across and are a pure, alabaster white. As if the flower isn't pretty enough, it also has a fabulous fragrance with the primary purpose to attract moths. All this and it is easy to care for - once it was established, I haven't had to do a thing to it. Sorry northerners, this one is for Florida only.
According to Grant there is a "seastar in the middle" - click on the photo for a better view of it.A not-so-good picture of the trellis (or flower), will have to retake this one...