Phlox paniculata 'Doghouse Pink'
Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Discovered By - Named by Christopher Lloyd
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - up to 1.2m
Width - 50cm
Location - The Pond Garden
Description: Clump-forming, herbaceous Perennial with an upright habit and bright green foliage. Panicles of hot pink, salverform flowers, each with a white Eye are produced from midsummer into early autumn. Flowers are fragrant and good for using as cut flowers. Phlox paniculata 'Doghouse Pink' was named by Christopher Lloyd after he was given a plant of the then unnamed phlox from Doghouse Farm.
Flower:
Salverform flowers are hot pink with white centres and held in panicles. Flowers are fragrant and produced from July into September.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Salverform flowers in panicles
Flowering time: July, August, September
Foliage:
Mid-green, ovate to lanceolate leaves are held in opposite pairs up 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 but well-drained soil.