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Phlox sp. (Phlox)

 
 
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Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Boy’
Garden Phlox



Form: upright, erect
Flower: pale lavender spike
Foliage: light green, long oval leaves, dark stems
Bloom Period: August
Culture: ; fertile, well-drained soil
Notes: susceptible to powdery mildew

1999
2000
2001
Winter survival
2/2
Height (cm)
30
32
Spread (cm)
24
27
2000 Bloom:5    Pests:5   Quality:5
2001 Bloom:5    Pests:0   Quality:4

Phlox paniculata ‘Juliet’
Garden Phlox



Form: upright, erect
Flower: pink spike
Foliage: medium green, long oval leaves
Bloom Period:
Culture: -; fertile, well-drained soil
Notes: more resistant to powdery mildew than other P. paniculata cultivars

1999
2000
2001
Winter survival
5/5
Height (cm)
114
125
Spread (cm)
76
73
2000 Bloom:5    Pests:5   Quality:4
2001 Bloom:5    Pests:5   Quality:5

Phlox paniculata ‘David’
Garden Phlox



Form: upright, erect
Flower: white spike
Foliage: medium green, long narrow-oval leaves
Bloom Period: August
Culture: ; fertile, well-drained soil
Notes: susceptible to powdery mildew

1999
2000
2001
Winter survival
2/2
Height (cm)
135
95
Spread (cm)
84
61
2000 Bloom:5    Pests:5   Quality:5
2001 Bloom:5    Pests:3   Quality:4

Phlox paniculata ‘Starfire Red’
Garden Phlox



Form: upright, erect
Flower: bright red spike
Foliage: medium green with red margin, long narrow leaves
Bloom Period: August
Culture: ; fertile, well-drained soil
Notes: susceptible to powdery mildew

1999
2000
2001
Winter survival
2/2
Height (cm)
33
90
Spread (cm)
30
77
2000 Bloom:5    Pests:5   Quality:4
2001 Bloom:5    Pests:0   Quality:4

Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Perfume’
Woodland Phlox



Form: billowy mound
Flower: light blue cyme
Foliage: light green, oval leaves, glossy
Bloom Period: May to July
Culture: ; fertile, well-drained soil
Notes: susceptible to powdery mildew

1999
2000
2001
Winter survival
5/5
5/5
Height (cm)
17
52
51
Spread (cm)
24
59
69
2000 Bloom:5    Pests:0   Quality:5
2001 Bloom:5    Pests:0   Quality:5

Phlox subulata ‘Nettleton Variation’
Creeping or Moss Phlox



Form: low, spreading
Flower: pink terminal
Foliage: light green, tiny narrow leaves, fine texture
Bloom Period: June
Culture: -; fertile, well-drained soil
Notes: can dry out; use mulch or extra water in hot sun

1999
2000
2001
Winter survival
5/5
3/5
Height (cm)
10
10
20
Spread (cm)
19
21
45
2000 Bloom:2    Pests:5   Quality:4
2001 Bloom:2    Pests:5   Quality:3

Light conditions: Full Sun, Part Shade, Full Shade.
Blank spaces in table indicate a selection was not grown that year.
Winter survival: for winters 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 that data indicates the number of plants that overwintered successfully / number of plants planted.
Descriptive data with an * was collected from outside sources.
Rating (2000 and 2001)
Bloom 5 = 100% plants bloomed, 0 = 0% plants bloomed;
Pests 5 = 0% incidence of insects/disease, 0 = 100% incidence of insects/disease;
Quality 5 = excellent, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = fair, 1 = poor, 0 = dead

 
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on August 27, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on August 18, 2009.