Garden Phlox 'Peppermint Twist'
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox
Family)
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Height: 16 inches
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Spread: 16 inches
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Bloom Time: July to August
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Bloom: pink and white stripes like the
spokes of a wheel
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: moderately
fertile, well-drained
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Moisture: medium
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Use: specimen or
group in perennial beds
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Care: avoid overhead
watering; summer mulch helps keep the root zone cool; for winter cut plant to
ground and clean up plant areas to minimize possible powdery mildew infection
the next season
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Concerns: good resistance
to powdery mildew
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Native to: species is
native from New York to Iowa and south to Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas
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Notes: deer resistant;
black walnut tolerant
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Supplier: The Flower Factory
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Heuchera Garden E211
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