Garden phlox (372188989)

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Description: Common name: Fall Phlox, Garden Phlox, Perennial Phlox Botanical name: Phlox paniculata - [ (floks) meaning flame, blaze; (pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh) or (pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh) referring to the flower clusters (panicles) ] Cultivars: Sandra (foreground), Fujiyama (background) Family: Polemoniaceae (phlox, or jacob's ladder family) - [ (po-le-MOH-nee-uh-see-ay) named after one of its genera Polemonium ] Origin: North America Phlox is a widely grown perennial with strong stems and showy domed flowerheads which persist for many weeks during the summer. It is an excellent plant for use in the perennial border or cutting garden, but requires some extra maintenance for optimum growth. 'Sandra' has scarlet flowers, commonly called as Scarlet summer phlox. 'Fujiyama' has white flowers, commonly known as Border phlox. Courtesy: - Flowers of India - Dave's Garden - ZipCode Zoo Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review. Date: 28 January 2007, 16:36. Source: Garden phlox. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India. Camera location18° 57′ 24.7″ N, 72° 48′ 16.5″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 18.956861; 72.804583.