| Description | A medium Garden Phlox with light pink flowers with red 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 soft pink flowers with red eye, fragrant, starts in July |
| Dimensions | 1.5 - 2 feet tall |
| Maintenance | grow 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 | The name phlox is derived from the Greek word for flame. Received the Royal Horticultural Society of Great Britain Award of Garden Merit plant (1993). |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage) , #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #205-Phlox A Natural History and Gardener's Guide (James H. Locklear) |
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