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Phlox paniculata 'White Admiral' (Perennial phlox 'White Admiral')

Other names: Summer phlox 'White Admiral', Tall phlox 'White Admiral', Garden phlox 'White Admiral'

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Variety or Cultivar
'White Admiral' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous perennial with broadly lance-shaped, dark green leaves and large, dense panicles of fragrant, tubular, white flowers in summer.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.9 m 0.5 m 2-5 years
3 ft 2 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in fertile, humus-rich, moist or moist but well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade.

Suggested uses

Flower Arranging, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Underplanting, Wildlife

UK hardiness

H7

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9

Sunset zone

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Moderate/Medium
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = Moderate/Medium
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright, Clump-forming

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

The flowers are fragrant.

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering. Cut to the base in late autumn.

Propagation methods

Division, Root cuttings, Basal cuttings

Pests

Phlox eelworm

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Take root cuttings

Cut plants to ground level (optional)

Deadhead to encourage more flowers (optional)

Divide and replant in spring

Take basal cuttings

Plant in fertile, moisture retentive soil

Cut back in autumn (optional)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Plant in full sun or partial shade (autumn or spring)

Other plants

Plants in this Genus (0)

Phlox

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