Scientific Name:
Phlox paniculata
Pronunciation:
FLOCKS puh-nick-you-LAY-tuh
Common Name:
summer phlox, border phlox, common phlox
Family Name:
Polemoniaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:
Tall stalks; leaves are opposite, most lanceolate to elliptic; florets with 5 petals fuse at base to form a narrow tube; inflorescence panicle-like (thyrse).
Habit:
Stiffly upright
Form:
Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Filler, Floristry, Fragrance, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border, Summer interest, Tall background
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate, Oblanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Ciliate, Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Thyrse, Floriferous, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Salverform
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Dark-red
Flower Scent:
Sweet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Leaf miner insect, Mildew, Rust, Stem borer insects
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 2355
- Level 4 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BUG) BUG garden
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (GRB) GRass Bed
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa
- (WDH) Wark-Dumais House