How to tend a Phlox paniculata

Also known as: Phlox pulchella hort. ex W.H.Baxter, Phlox macrophylla Court. ex Steud., Phlox missourica Salm-Dyck, Phlox laeta Penny ex G.Don, Phlox philadelphica hort. ex Steud., Phlox omniflora hort. ex W.H.Baxter, Phlox scabra Sweet, Phlox sickmannii Lehm., Phlox vernoniana hort. ex W.H.Baxter, Phlox virginica Lodd. ex Sweet, Phlox wheeleriana Sweet, Phlox thomsonii Court. ex Steud., Phlox undulata Aiton, Phlox tigrina Wender., Phlox disticha Sabine ex Sweet, Phlox elata Penny ex G.Don, Phlox cordata Elliott, Phlox divergens Wender., Phlox corymbosa hort. ex Sweet, Phlox cruenta Curt. ex Steud., Phlox decussata Lyon ex Pursh, Phlox ingramiana hort. ex Loudon, Phlox intermedia Lodd. ex Sweet, Phlox atrocaulis hort. ex W.H.Baxter, Phlox acutifolia Sweet, Phlox americana hort. ex Sweet, Phlox clarkioides Poit., Phlox brevifolia Baum. ex Hoffmanns., Phlox bridgesii hort. ex Marnock, Phlox broughtonii hort., Phlox brownii Salm-Dyck, Armeria paniculata (L.) Kuntze, Phlox acuminata Pursh, Phlox paniculata var. acuminata (Pursh) A.Gray, Phlox paniculata var. laxiflora Brand, Phlox ingrum Booth ex Bosse, Phlox thomsoniana Bosse, Phlox wheeleri Bosse, Phlox brownii Hort.Angl. ex F.Hässl., Phlox canescens Salm-Dyck

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, half dormant in summer, reduce water and fertilization, may spray water in the air to cool

Sunlight

Likes half shade environments, put in places with bright scattered light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly in spring

Pruning

Remove old, diseased and dead leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Asia
Category
Saxifragaceae, Hydrangea
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 10 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period June-August, viewing period 3-4 weeks
Flower colors
pink
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