About Night Phlox Flowers
Night phlox is a night-blooming flower that is known scientifically as Zaluzianskya capensis and also as midnight candy, due to its strong, sweet scent. This flowering plant does well in night gardens and in fragrance gardens. Does this Spark an idea?
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Appearance
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The night phlox is an upright plant that produces clusters of small, delicate white and red flowers. The interiors of the blooms are stark white while the exteriors are a deep maroon.
Night Blooming Habits
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During the daylight hours, the flowers are closed, with the petals sticking close together. As the light starts to fade at dusk, the flowers bloom to show the dramatic contrast between the white and the red of the petals.
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Planting
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Night phlox is noted for its sweet scent, which is a mixture of honey, vanilla and almond. Steamboat Today suggests planting it in conjunction with plants with a chocolate scent, like sweetshrub and chocolate mint. In a night-blooming garden, plant it with similar night-blooming plants like moonflowers and evening primrose.
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