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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Plant Height: 24 - 60 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
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Common names
  • Phlox
  • Tall Garden Phlox
  • Hardy Phlox
Also sold as:
  • Spinners

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Location: Maine
Date: 2014-08-08
Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Date: 2018-08-12
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2010-06-12
Location: my garden
Date: 2013-07-23 
first yr bloom
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2017-07-14
My yard, zone 6
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: 2012-07-15 
First year plant flowering despite intense heat and drought.
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-07-15
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-06-16
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2009-07-07
My yard, zone 6
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2010-06-12
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2010- 07-27
Shows branch mutation.
Location: RavenCroft Cottage
Date: 2009-07-13
Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2010-07-17
Location: English Gardens, Royal Oak, MI
Date: 2010-06-12
Location: My Yard, zone 6
Date: 2021-07-21
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-08-04
Location: Dearborn Heights, MI
Date: 2017-07-14
My yard, zone 6

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Comments:
  • Posted by SunnyBorders (Aurora, Ontario - Zone 5b) on Apr 14, 2013 1:42 PM concerning plant:
    On many grounds, an excellent garden phlox cultivar.
    Branch mutations, apparently back to its parent cultivar, 'Candy Floss,' are just part of its charm.
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Phlox paniculata 'Peppermint Twist' by SunnyBorders Apr 12, 2017 9:48 AM 0

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