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Phlox paniculata 'Eventide'
(Border Phlox 'Eventide')

Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
Width - 60cm

Description: A clump-forming herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit. Mid to dark green leaves are lanceolate to narrowly ovate in shape. Fragrant flowers are salverform in shape and a soft shade of lilac-mauve. The flowers are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from midsummer into early autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.

Flower:

Salverform flowers are soft lilac-mauve and scented. The blooms are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from July into September.

Flower colour: Lilac-mauve

Flower shape: Salverform flowers in panicles

Flowering time: July, August, September

Foliage:

Mid to dark green leaves are lanceolate to ovate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the tall, vertical stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Lanceolate, ovate

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.