Tall herbaceous phlox
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Tall herbaceous phlox ( Phlox paniculata ) |
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The high perennial phlox ( Phlox paniculata ), also known as panicle , autumn lilac or simply flame flower (also called high flame flower), is a species of the genus of flame flowers ( phlox ) in the family of pestilus plants (Polemoniaceae).
features
The high perennial phlox is a perennial herbaceous plant with a rhizome that reaches heights of 50 to 120 centimeters. The stem is not spotted. The lateral nerves are clearly visible on the undersides of the leaves. The leaf margin is ciliated.
The shape of the inflorescence is spherical, conical, conical, cylindrical or pyramidal. The corolla tube is hairy on the outside.
The flowering period extends from June to September.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14.
Occurrence
The tall perennial phlox occurs in warm to temperate eastern North America in light forests and along rivers.
use
The tall perennial phlox is widely used as an ornamental plant in borders and perennial beds, and as a cut flower. His first reliable evidence in Europe comes from Dillenius , who described and illustrated him in his Hortus Elthamensis in 1732 . In Germany, it can be detected for the first time in 1765 in the Greifswald Botanical Garden and in the Berlin Botanical Garden . Since the 19th century, numerous varieties have been created that differ in height, flower color and flowering time.
literature
- Eckehart J. Jäger, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd K. Müller (eds.): Rothmaler excursion flora from Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants . - Berlin, Heidelberg: Spectrum Academic Publishers, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8 .
- Fuchs, Hermann: Phlox . - Stuttgart: Ulmer, 1994
- Gaganov, Pavel Gavrilovic: Perennial phlox . - Berlin: Dt. Agricultural Publication, 1961
- Krausch, Heinz-Dieter: Kaiserkron and peonies red ... Discovery and introduction of our garden flowers. - Hamburg: Dölling and Galitz, 2003, p. 347f.
- Huebner, Ines; Murashko, Elena: Summer-flowering Phlox: cultivars: complete checklist . Berlin: DGG, German Horticultural Society 1822 eV, 2017
Individual evidence
- ^ Erich Oberdorfer : Plant-sociological excursion flora for Germany and neighboring areas . With the collaboration of Angelika Schwabe and Theo Müller. 8th, heavily revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3131-5 , pp. 775 .
