PHLOX 



(From the Greek phlox, a flame) 

 Polemoniacea 



56. Phlox pamiculata, vars. {P. decussdta) 

 English Name: Hardy phlox. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETIES, TYPE FROM PENNSYLVANIA LATE JUNE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 



FLAT flow^ers one inch or more across, frequently very fragrant, typi- 

 cally pale magenta, but in the horticultural varieties ranging through 

 almost every color except yellow, profusely borne in close elongated heads, 

 sometimes a foot long, on 

 erect leafy stems from two 

 to four feet high. Leaves 

 medium-sized and narrow, 

 handsome before bloom- 

 ing, but unsightly after 

 the blooming season. One 

 of the most valuable 

 flowers for massing in 

 the herbaceous border on 

 account of its fine habit, 

 wide range of color, and 

 profuse and long bloom. 

 Good also for cutting. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any garden soil, 

 in sun. Does best in 

 rich, rather moist soil. 

 The plants when full 

 grown form clumps two 

 to three feet across, and 

 that much space should 

 be allowed them in the 

 bed. They will thrive 

 without any attention for 

 many years, but for the 

 best results the clumps should be divided every three years, in late fall, 

 otherwise they are liable to become root-bound and by the growth of 



surrounding seedhngs seem to revert to the type color. By pinching out 



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