Phlox paniculata 'Schneerausch'
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Discovered By - Bred by Karl Foerster, plant breeder
Year of Introduction - 1949
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 90cm
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. Lavender-mauve buds open to creamy white Blooms with palest lavender hues. The flowers have a pleasant, spicy scent and are salver-shaped. The Blooms are held in cloud-like panicles atop vertical stems and are produced from mid-summer into early autumn. Attractive to pollinating insects and good for cutting.
Synonym - Phlox paniculata 'Snowdrift'
Flower:
Lavender-mauve buds open to creamy white flowers with palest lavender tints. The flowers are salverform in shape and scented. The blooms are held in panicles atop upright stems and are produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Lavender, white
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 the 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.