Phlox paniculata

Read about Phlox paniculata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Phlox paniculata, Linn. (P.decussata, Hort. P. acuminata, Pursh. P. cordata, Ell. P. undulata, Ait.).Summer Perennial Phlox of gardens, in many forms. Fig. 2911. Plant stout and erect, 2-4 or 6 ft., glabrous: lvs. thin, oblong-lanceolate and mostly tapering at the base, acute or acuminate: calyx-teeth awl-like. Woods, Pa., west and south. Summer. B.M. 1880.—The parent of the greater number of perennial phloxes of gardens, although some of these may be hybrids with the next. "Fls. pink-purple, varying to white," according to Gray. In cult, varying much in color. This plant, in several forms, persists about old homesteads and sometimes becomes naturalized. P. amplifolia, Brit., with st. villous, glandular above, lvs. broader, ranging from Ind. to Tenn. and Mo., is considered by some to be a form of P. paniculata. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Inflorescence of a pink variety
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Polemoniaceae Genus: Phlox Species: P. paniculata
Binomial name
Phlox paniculata

Phlox paniculata (garden phlox) is a plant in the phlox family, Polemoniaceae.

Description

Phlox paniculata is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on slender, green stems. The flowers are white, pink, red, or purple, borne in summer through fall.