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Zaluzianskya ovata


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Zaluzianskya or night phlox has deep pink buds opening to night-fragrant white flowers in multitudes for months. A Phoenix Perennials best seller.


Description:
Zaluzianskya ovata or night phlox is an intriguing little South African native that forms mounds of fuzzy leaves topped with deep pink buds opening to charming, white, fragrant flowers. During the days the flowers put forth a strange fragrance but at night they increase their olfactory output becoming a sweet, heady fragrance. Hardier in leaner, thinner soils.


Common Name: Night Phlox

Family: Scrophulariaceae (The Figwort Family)

Zone Hardiness: 8?-11

Light: Full Sun

Height: under 4"

Width: 8-12"

Primary Bloom Colour: White/Cream

Secondary Bloom Colour: Magenta

Class: Evergreen

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Spring - Fall

Soil Moisture: Drought Tolerant, Dry

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: Yes

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Benefits:

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Drakensberg Mountains.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar

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