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Phlox amplifolia x paniculata 'Augenstern' ('Eye Star') - TALL PHLOX 'AUGENSTERN' ('EYE STAR')
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PHL-AUG-STE
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Cultivar (possibly hybrid of 2 native species) with lilac fuchsia-pink flowers with fuchsia-red eyes.
Larger panicles, longer tubular flowers, flowers 1"+ in diamter, slightly fragrant, atrract pollinators and butterflies.
Seems to be fairly mildew resistant.
Blooming Time: mid summer end of June - July/August; blooms for six weeks (deadheading prolongs the blooming season and prevents unwanted seedlings)
Size: 3-3.5’ tall x 2’ wide, spacing 18"
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: full sun, half sun. Grows well in average garden soil, loam, clay, and average garden soils. Established plants seem to be drought tolerant
Moisture Needs: medium
Origin: Garden origin, introduced by German wholesale nursery Zilmmer in 20212, clonal (vegetative) variety. It is suppose to be hybrid of 2 native southeastern species (but some sources suggest it is more Phlox paniculata). Phlox amplifolia is very disease reistant tall phlox, hardly used and known in culture. The distribution of the wild species of Phlox amplifolia on BONAP map and Phlox paniculata on BONAP map..
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / no (needs some protection)
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: butterflies, native bees, honey bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Plant combinations : Cottage gardens, hummingbird and butterfly gardens, or woodland edge; it can also be used for some naturalization.
Beautiful combinations can be made with other perennials such as Agastache, Coreopsis (C. tripteris and cultivars, C. verticillata, C. palustris 'Summer Sunshine'), Echinacea (E. purpurea and it's nativars, E. tennesseensis, Eupatorium, Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta‘ or its wild form, Helenium, Monarda didyma, other varieties of Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia ( R. maxima, fulgida, laciniata), Veronicastrum or cultivars of grass Panicum virgatum.
Good non-native perennial combinations include taller Astilbe, Dephinium, taller Geranium, Hemerocallis, Leucanthemum superbum, Lilium, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Sanquisorba, Scabiosa caucasica or Thalictrum.
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Phlox amplifolia x paniculata 'Augenstern' ('Eye Star') - TALL PHLOX 'AUGENSTERN' ('EYE STAR')
$8.99
Cultivar (possibly hybrid of 2 native species) with lilac fuchsia-pink flowers with fuchsia-red eyes.
Larger panicles, longer tubular flowers, flowers 1"+ in diamter, slightly fragrant, atrract pollinators and butterflies.
Seems to be fairly mildew resistant.
Blooming Time: mid summer end of June - July/August; blooms for six weeks (deadheading prolongs the blooming season and prevents unwanted seedlings)
Size: 3-3.5’ tall x 2’ wide, spacing 18"
USDA Zones: 4 to 8
Culture: full sun, half sun. Grows well in average garden soil, loam, clay, and average garden soils. Established plants seem to be drought tolerant
Moisture Needs: medium
Origin: Garden origin, introduced by German wholesale nursery Zilmmer in 20212, clonal (vegetative) variety. It is suppose to be hybrid of 2 native southeastern species (but some sources suggest it is more Phlox paniculata). Phlox amplifolia is very disease reistant tall phlox, hardly used and known in culture. The distribution of the wild species of Phlox amplifolia on BONAP map and Phlox paniculata on BONAP map..
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: no / no (needs some protection)
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: butterflies, native bees, honey bees
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep pot
Plant combinations : Cottage gardens, hummingbird and butterfly gardens, or woodland edge; it can also be used for some naturalization.
Beautiful combinations can be made with other perennials such as Agastache, Coreopsis (C. tripteris and cultivars, C. verticillata, C. palustris 'Summer Sunshine'), Echinacea (E. purpurea and it's nativars, E. tennesseensis, Eupatorium, Filipendula rubra ‘Venusta‘ or its wild form, Helenium, Monarda didyma, other varieties of Phlox paniculata, Rudbeckia ( R. maxima, fulgida, laciniata), Veronicastrum or cultivars of grass Panicum virgatum.
Good non-native perennial combinations include taller Astilbe, Dephinium, taller Geranium, Hemerocallis, Leucanthemum superbum, Lilium, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Sanquisorba, Scabiosa caucasica or Thalictrum.
Pictures copyright : US Perennials
