Perennials > Phlox > Phlox paniculata > Phlox paniculata 'Bright Eyes'

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Phlox

Species

paniculata

Cultivar

'Bright Eyes'

Category

Perennials

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8

Height

80 cm

Spread

70 cm

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Description and Growing Information

Flowering Period

Landscape

Garden phlox is a staple of the perennial border. Mixes well with other perennials and provides long summer bloom. Regardless of flower colour, garden phlox is attractive to hummingbirds and is a good selection for inclusion in a bird garden.

Shape

Upright

Growth

Medium

Pests

Phlox is not always an easy plant to grow well. Powdery mildew and root rot can be serious problems. Spider mites and plant bugs can also be a problem, particularly in hot, dry conditions.

Habitat

Horticultural origin.

Leaf Description

Narrow, opposite, pointed, lance-shaped leaves to 12 cm long.

Flower Description

Fragrant, tubular flowers 10-25 mm wide with long corolla tubes and five flat petal-like lobes are soft pink with red eyes. Individual flowers are densely arranged in large, terminal, pyramidal clusters (panicles 15-22 cm long) atop stiff, upright stems which seldom need staking.

Propagation

Divide clumps early in the spring, by softwood cuttings in mid-summer or by root cuttings after the plant has finished flowering. Root cuttings collected in the autumn and cut into 5 cm lengths and place horizontally in flats barley covering the top. Water and place in a cold frame until growth appears and then pot individually.

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