Biology:Zaluzianskya ovata
| 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
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| Binomial name | |
| Zaluzianskya ovata Walp.[1]
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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).[2]
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.[3]
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.[3]
It is not closely related to the true phloxes, nor to the plant known as night scented stock, Matthiola longipetala.
References
- ↑ "Zaluzianskya ovata". The Plant List. Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Zaluzianskya+ovata.
- ↑ {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Zaluzianskya ovata | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = }}
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zaluzianskya ovata". RHS. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/19181/Zaluzianskya-ovata/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q15604198 entry
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