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BOTANICAL NAME. Phlox paniculata. PRONUNCIATION. Flox pan- ick -u-lay- ta. COMMON NAME. Garden Phlox . FAMILY. Liliaceae . PLANT. Groundcover Height 1’ - 3’ Width 1’ - 3’ Upright . EXPOSURE. Part shade Shade . ZONES. 3 - 9. Life Cycle. Herbaceous perennial. ARRANGEMENT.
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BOTANICAL NAME • Phlox paniculata
PRONUNCIATION • Flox pan-ick-u-lay-ta
COMMON NAME • Garden Phlox
FAMILY • Liliaceae
PLANT • Groundcover • Height 1’ - 3’ • Width 1’ - 3’ • Upright
EXPOSURE • Part shade • Shade
ZONES • 3 - 9
Life Cycle • Herbaceous perennial
ARRANGEMENT • opposite
COMPOSITION • Simple
LEAF • Elliptical • 1”
MARGIN • Entire
VEINS • Pinnate
FLOWER • Summer • Magenta, white, pink, blue • panicles
FRUIT • Fall • Insignificant cluster
GROWTH • Medium
USE • Border • Ground cover
DESCRIPTION • Many cultivars • Excellent for attracting pollinators • Sweet fragrnace
CULTURAL PRACTICES • Propagate by division in fall • Needs moist, well-drained soils
PROBLEMS • Powdery mildew
NATIVE OF: • Southeastern USA