| Description | A old fashion garden Phlox with variegated foliage and light pink flowers with dark pink eyes. |
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| Pronunciation | (floks)(pa nic ew LAH ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, water early to allow the foliage to dry |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | large panicles of light pink pips, dark pink eyes, starts in July |
| Leaves | variegated green and creamy white |
| Dimensions | 24-30 plus inches tall |
| Maintenance | row plants where there is good air circulation to help avoid an onset of mildew, water early to allow the foliage to dry, water at the base when possible, dead head to promote more flowers and to prevent volunteer seedlings, the seedling will not be true to the cultivar type and usually are a magenta color, if needed spray with a fungicide |
| Propagation | stem cuttings, root cuttings, easy by division in the spring |
| Misc Facts | Received a 4 out of 4 in the 2011 Phlox trials by the Chicago Botanic Gardens. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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