| Zaluzianskya ovata | |
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| Two forms | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Genus: | Zaluzianskya |
| Species: | Z. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Zaluzianskya ovata Walp. | |
Zaluzianskya ovata, the night scented phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae, native to Lesotho and South Africa (Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State).
Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, this short-lived evergreen perennial has slightly sticky leaves, and notched white daisy-like flowers with red backs. It is valued in cultivation for its intense fragrance, especially at night.
As it is not completely hardy it is often grown as a summer bedding plant to be discarded after flowering. It is a suitable subject for container growing, preferring a position in full sun.
It is not closely related to the true phloxes, nor to the plant known as night scented stock, Matthiola longipetala.
References
- "Zaluzianskya ovata". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Gardens – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- "Zaluzianskya ovata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
- ^ "Zaluzianskya ovata". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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