Phlox paniculata 'Popeye'
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 75cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with tall, upright stems. Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. Scented, salver-shaped flowers are snow-white and each Bloom has a bright, hot pink centre and throat. The flowers are held in cloud-like panicles atop vertical stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn. Attractive to pollinators and good for cutting.
Flower:
Scented, salverform flowers are snow-white, each bloom with a hot pink eye and throat. The flowers are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: White, pink
Flower shape: Salverform flowers held in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to lanceolate in shape. 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.