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Phlox amplifolia x paniculata 'Minnehaha' - TALL PHLOX 'MINNEHAHA'
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PHL-MINNE
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Cultivar (possibly hybrid of 2 native species) with 1.5" raspberry pink flowers and darker eye.
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.
Moisture Needs: medium
Origin: Garden origin, selected in Germany by W. Schimana in 2006, clonal (vegetative) variety. Minnehaha means "waterfall" in Dakota tribe language. 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 'Minnehaha' - TALL PHLOX 'MINNEHAHA'
$8.99
Cultivar (possibly hybrid of 2 native species) with 1.5" raspberry pink flowers and darker eye.
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.
Moisture Needs: medium
Origin: Garden origin, selected in Germany by W. Schimana in 2006, clonal (vegetative) variety. Minnehaha means "waterfall" in Dakota tribe language. 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
