Zaluzianskya ovata (Benth.) Walp.

Zaluzianskya ovata

Family: SCROPHULARIACEAE
Genus: Zaluzianskya
Species: ovata (Benth.) Walp.
Common names: Night Phlox
Distribution summary: Lesotho
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: Shady rocks, dry, mountains
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants in pots (POT)
Flowering months: June, July
Reason for growing: Commemorative

Additional Notes

Adam Zaluziansky von Zaluzian (1558-1613) botanist at Prague (Stearn, 1994) "a physician of Prague, author of Methodus Herbariae, 1592. Zaluziansky seems to have been a deservedly prominent botanist in his day, with some views on taxonomy quite advanced for his time."

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