Phlox paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’
Summer phlox
The common name “garden phlox” is misleading, since this plant is a widespread North American native plant—the name refers to its popularity among gardeners. The ‘Bright Eyes’ cultivar has pale pink flowers with bright pink centers. Numerous cultivars have been developed.
Plants: 2–3′ (60–91 cm) tall, sometimes reaching 4′ (1.2 m), and up to 3′ (1 m) around.
Leaves: Opposite, elliptic, 4–7″ (10–17 cm) long, pointed at both ends, sometimes wider near the base, otherwise widest in the middle.
Flowers: Branched flower clusters form rounded panicles 3–8″ (8–20 cm) around are composed of multiple salverform flowers. Each flower is tubular, fragrant, about 1″ (2.5 cm) deep, and ½–¾″ (1.3–1.9 cm) around, with five petals. Wild flowers are pink or purple, sometimes white. Cultivars like this one have many other colors as well. Blooms appear from July to September.
Fruits: Oval, three-celled, with two seeds per cell.
Habitats: Average soils and full sun.
Online References:
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 17 × 12″ (44 × 29 cm) 
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm) 
9/7/2010 · New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, Boylston, Massachusetts · ≈ 13 × 12″ (33 × 29 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Ericales | Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others |
| Family | Polemoniaceae | Phlox, Jabob’s-ladder |
| Genus | Phlox | Greek φλόξ, means “flame” |
| Species | paniculata | With the flowers in panicles |
Phlox paniculata ‘Bright Eyes’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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