| Description | Salmon Beauty Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) an early blooming garden Phlox with Salmon colored flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (floks)(pa-nic-ew-LAH-ta) |
| Plant Type | Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full to some shade, especially in the hot afternoon sun, some shade will help the deep colors last longer |
| Moisture | average, doesn't like dry, water early in the day to help prevent mildew |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Leaves | large trusses of salmon flowers, |
| Maintenance | grow plants where there is good air circulation to help avoid an onset of mildew, water early to allow the foliage to dry, water at the base when possible, dead head to promote more flowers and to prevent volunteer seedlings, the seedling will not be true to the cultivar type and usually are a magenta color, if needed spray with a fungicide, dead heading helps eliminate volunteer seedlings |
| Propagation | cuttings, easy by division in the spring, seeds will not be true to type |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills) |
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