| Description | A compact mildew resistant Garden Phlox. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (floks)(pa-nic-ew-LAH-ta) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to some shade, especially in the hot afternoon sun, some shade will help the deep colors last longer |
| Moisture | average, doesn't like dry, water early in the day to help prevent mildew |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | large trusses of tubular 5 petal pips, I have seen this listed as scarlett, purple red, red magenta and the ones I saw were salmon maybe orangish |
| Leaves | green, opposite, lance-shaped |
| Dimensions | 2 by 1-2 feet (H-S), upright |
| 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, dead heading helps eliminate volunteer seedlings |
| Propagation | stem cuttings, root cuttings, easy by division in the spring, will not come true from seed |
| Cultivar Origin | Darwin Perennials Introduction |
| Notes & Reference | 04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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