Zaluzianskya ovata
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
Berries:
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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