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Phlox paniculata
Garden Phlox
Origin: Native of the Eastern United States, Phlox paniculata was introduced into cultivation by the Quaker botanist/farmer John Bartram of Philadelphia (1699-1777).
| Family |
| Polemoniaceae |
| Genus |
| Phlox |
| Species |
| paniculata |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Height |
| 90-120 cm |
| Spread |
| 5-15 cm |
Photographs
Cultivars
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 flw.jpg "Phlox paniculata Silver Salmon wk (1) flw.jpg")
 flw.jpg "Phlox paniculata Eva Cullum wk (1) flw.jpg")
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Propagation |
| Divide clumps early in the spring, by softwood cuttings in mid-summer or by root cuttings after the plant has finished flowering. Root cuttings collected in the autumn and cut into 5 cm lengths and place horizontally in flats barley covering the top. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually. |
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