| Description | A Carolina Phlox with pink scented flowers. Has resistance to powdery mildew. |
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| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | pink scented flowers |
| Dimensions | 20 inches tall |
| Maintenance | grow plants where there is good air circulation to help avoid an onset of mildew, water early to allow the foliage to dry, water at the base when possible, dead head to promote more flowers and to prevent volunteer seedlings, the seedling will not be true to the cultivar type and usually are a magenta color, if needed spray with a fungicide |
| Propagation | stem cuttings, root cuttings, easy by division in the spring |
| Cultivar Origin | Collected on the edge of a woods by the late great Bill Baker, an amateur plants man from Tidmarsh, Berkshire. |
| Misc Facts | Received a rating of 4.3 out of 5 by the Mt Cuba Center, Delaware USA. |
| Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage), #40-Herbaceous Ornamental Plants (Steven Stills), #238-Mt Cuba Center (www.mtcubacenter.org) |
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