Perennials > Phlox > Phlox paniculata > Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum'
Phlox paniculata
'Eva Cullum'
Eva Cullum Garden Phlox
Origin: Named after the former head of Bressingham Gardens retail department and bred and introduced by Alan Bloom in 1978.
| Family |
| Polemoniaceae |
| Genus |
| Phlox |
| Species |
| paniculata |
| Cultivar |
| 'Eva Cullum' |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 1a - 6a |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 0a - 5b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -51 - (-21) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| -60 - (-5) |
| Height |
| 90 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A vigorous plant with a long flowering season and strong leafy stems. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Flower Description |
| Bright pink flowers with a red eye, those that lack the red eye but are sold under the name Eva Cullum are not true to form. |
| Propagation |
| By dividing clumps in early spring, by softwood cuttings in mid-summer or by root cuttings after flowering has finished. Root cuttings should be collected in the autumn, cut into 5 cm lengths and placed horizontally in flats with barley covering the tops. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually. |
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