Phlox paniculata ADESSA™ 'Orange' perennial phlox
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Symbivit (arbuscular)Phlox
I love seeing that even so-called old-fashioned plants such as perennial phlox still attract breeders’ attention and they invest time and energy in crossbreeding and selecting new, hardier, healthier, and more beautiful varieties. Their popularity is proved by the fact that they occupy 3 large pages in the RHS Encyclopedia of Plants (not many plants can boast that).
ADESSA™ Orange phlox is a winner of the current battle for a perennial phlox with flowers of a warm colour shade, preferably orange. It produces flowers that are light red with some orange shimmers and light purple pink mark in the centre. It is a real success that may be followed by further varieties of richer shades. The flowers are fragrant and midseason, opening usually from late July until late September, possibly October is the autumn is sunny and warm. The lance-shaped leaves are soft to mid green and disease resistant.
Last update 12-02-2014
Growing phlox is easy. It likes almost any garden soil, fertile or poor, but with enough nutrients the flowering will be heavier, and the plant will not suffer common phlox diseases. It only dislikes long-lasting drought or quick changing of wet and dry spells – in such environment its leaves will be prone to powdery mildew. They are long-lived plants that will stay in your garden until you dig them out. Sunny location is preferred but it will flower in partial shade, too. Hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).
