Phlox paniculata 'Betty Marguerite'
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H7
Height - 80cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and tall, upright stems. Ovate to lanceolate leaves are mid to dark green. Salver-shaped flowers are a deep shade of magenta pink. The Blooms are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from mid to late summer. Attractive to pollinating insects and excellent for cutting.
Listed in the RHS Plant Finder as Phlox paniculata 'Betty Margarite'
Flower:
Salverform flowers are a deep shade of magenta pink. The blooms are held in panicles atop uptight stems and are produced in July and August.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Salverform flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Ovate to lanceolate leaves are mid to dark green. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on tall, vertical stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings, division.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.