Brunfelsia latifolia also known as Yesterday Today and Tomorrow is a species of evergreen shrub and native to tropical America. The name Brunfelsia comes from a German monk, Otto Brunfels but it is often misspelled as Brunsfelsia. The bonodora on the other hand us from the latin word meaning sweet-smelling. Brunfelsia latifolia has a dense, green leaves and the it’s young leaves is sometimes purple in color during cool weather.The common name given aptly describes the flowers of Brunfelsia calycina floribunda. They open purple, fade to lavender and finally to white over a three-day period. Another choice brunfelsia is the species americana, called lady-of-the-night because its tubular white-fading-to yellow flowers are delightfully fragrant at night.
