Zaluzianskya capensis
Night blooming S.African annual
Smells like baby powder cake,trust me,
you wish you had one.
A.
smells like cake
Ahhh good for you - you found out scent thread!!! ^_^
I love those dainty white flowers!! I am off tolook that one up to see if it will grow here!!
I don't know about the summer heat, but I'm a little farther inland than Annie is (which means hotter!) and I've grown it successfully in a west-facing sunny garden bed and it never seemed to struggle with my heat at all. For the winters, it's technically supposed to be an annual, but when I grew it at my old house it did come back for a 2nd year, but then didn't come back for the 3rd year, so I guess that makes it a really short lived perennial. My old house was a few miles north of here and was in 9b, I haven't tried to grow it yet in 9a so I don't know if it would come back a second year here or not.
Should have added that Annie's Annuals carries it and I believe they're in stock now (at least they were last week).
Maybe seeds would be the better way to try this one. I love Annie's but shiping is pretty high and if I am going to order I want the plant to be around for awhile!!
i'll try and harvest some,marie!
A.
I have some of this in a planter with snaps, and I will certainly grow more next year. I got seed from select seeds, and it germinated quite well. Unfortunately the entire flat I had planned to put in the beds got put out too soon this spring and I cooked the seedlings..oops!!
Thanks Anne!! I love plants that have a fragrance and I am going to make a concentrated effort to plant morethis next fall and spring.
Sorry, but what's a baby powder cake?
Martin
lol
it is a cake that smells like baby powder. :-)