Zaluzianskya capensis
Night phlox , Midnight candy, Zaluzianskya capensis 'Midnight Candy', Night phlox 'Midnight Candy' , Nycterinia capensis
Zaluzianskya Zaluzianskya
Z. capensis - Z. capensis is a clump-forming, half-hardy, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with ovate, sticky, toothed, grey-green leaves and fragrant, night-blooming, maroon-backed, white flowers with deeply-lobed petals in summer.
Zaluzianskya capensis is: Evergreen
Clump-forming
White in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease-free.
Cut back hard after flowering.
Sow seeds in early spring at 10-13C. Alternatively, in warmer areas, sow in-situ in spring. Rarely produces seed in garden cultivation.
Stem tip cuttings, Seed
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Zaluzianskya capensis (Night phlox ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Greenhouse, Rock, Wallside and trellises
Best grown in moist but sharply-drained soil in sun. Protect from frost/cold in winter with a deep, dry mulch. Alternatively, grow in an alpine house or under glass in an equal mix of loam, leaf mould, & grit. Water freely in growth, very little in winter
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Zaluzianskya capensis
Night phlox , Midnight candy, Zaluzianskya capensis 'Midnight Candy', Night phlox 'Midnight Candy' , Nycterinia capensis
Zaluzianskya Zaluzianskya
Z. capensis - Z. capensis is a clump-forming, half-hardy, evergreen perennial, often grown as an annual, with ovate, sticky, toothed, grey-green leaves and fragrant, night-blooming, maroon-backed, white flowers with deeply-lobed petals in summer.
Evergreen
Clump-forming
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White in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Aphids , Glasshouse red spider mite
Generally disease-free.
Cut back hard after flowering.
Sow seeds in early spring at 10-13C. Alternatively, in warmer areas, sow in-situ in spring. Rarely produces seed in garden cultivation.
Stem tip cuttings, Seed
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Zaluzianskya capensis (Night phlox ) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.3m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Conservatory, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Gravel, Greenhouse, Rock, Wallside and trellises
Best grown in moist but sharply-drained soil in sun. Protect from frost/cold in winter with a deep, dry mulch. Alternatively, grow in an alpine house or under glass in an equal mix of loam, leaf mould, & grit. Water freely in growth, very little in winter
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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