Phlox paniculata

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garden phlox
Inflorescence of a pink variety
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.