Phlox ('Uspech') 'LAURA'

Phlox ('Uspech') 'LAURA'
perennial phlox (panicle type)

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.6-1m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	combined:purple red and white
BLOOMING TIME	June - October
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	4 (down to -34°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Summer blooms

Laura is a market name for a perennial phlox originally named Uspech. It produces numerous flowers composed in terminal panicles for an extremely long period: July until October. The flowers are fuchsia-purple with a large white star in the middle and a small purple eye right in the centre. Its stems are 60-90 cm tall and form a dense clump. Deciduous leaves are mid green, lanceolate, highly resistant to powdery mildew and black spot.

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. They are long-lived plants that will stay in your garden until you dig them out. Sunny location is preferred but will flower in partial shade, too. Hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).

Last update 02-10-2012

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