Phlomis cashmiriana ....... PRICE 1@ $6.50

Very showy in the perennial border it is native to the western Himalaya with verticillasters of pale lilac to pink flowers skewered on 90cm stems.

 

Phlomis cretica  ................. PRICE 1@ $8.00

A small subshrub 20-40cm tall with lanate leaves and big dark yellow flowers in 1-3 condensate verticillasters, Mojmir picked it up in Crete at 1,700m.

 

Phlomis fruticosa ...........  PRICE 1@ $8.00

Mojmir actually picked seed from something tall, all that bending must be getting to him; a meter tall strongly tomentose woody plant with yellow flowers in condensate verticillasters, these came from the Pindos Mts. in Greece at 1,300m.

 

Phlomis tuberosa .............  PRICE 1@ $8.00

A large showy species found from Europe eastward into Russia, strange roots grow potato like tubers, flowering stems arise from a central crown and can reach 1.8m with stacked verticillasters of pinkish purple flowers with a white bearded throat.

 

PHLOX SPECIES AND HYBRIDS

The backbone of the summer perennial border, most of the hybrids derive from American native species, by selecting a range of cultivars the blooming season can be extended from spring until frost. Phlox are at their best in rich soil in full sun, the fragrant flowers cut well and will perfume your house for weeks. We also are listing a number of the challenging western species, they will test the skill of the finest growers, and our patience as well, please don't call because you bryoides doesn’t make a yard wide subulata mat, if there is even a few green shoots on a half dead plant you are doing better than most.

The $12.00 phlox are in 2 gal pots

 

Phlox x ardensii Early Star PRICE 1@ $12.00

Early blooming with clusters of white flowers centered with pinkish red star shaped eyes on 18” stems

 

Phlox x ardensii Ping Pong PRICE 1@ $12.00

Another early blooming dwarf mildew resistant variety with large heads of fragrant dark eyed soft-rose flowers and deep reddish green foliage, it is one of the nicer new phloxes we have seen but, what this has to do with ping pong is beyond me.

 

Phlox x ardensii Purple Star PRICE 1@ $12.00

A floriferous early blooming phlox with large clusters of purplish pink flowers with a dark purple star shaped central eye borne atop 20” stems from May to July.

 

Phlox x buckleyi ................. PRICE 1@ $8.00

Sword Leaf Phlox, a seldom-encountered somewhat evergreen Phlox from the Southeastern U.S.: in early summer it sends up clusters of pink flowers atop 18” stems.

 

Phlox x 'Unique'..................... PRICE 1@ $6.50

A nice compact growing, pink flowered phlox from Link Foster, he crossed a number of the choice western phloxes with subulata and douglasii however the parentage of many is not recorded. Nursery visitors may remember our unique polydactylus fat cat named Link, a seven toed proto-Kizinti tool user (read Ringworld) with an opposable three toed second hand and the luck of Teela, he’s named for the Zelda character not Foster.

 

Phlox x 'G.O.K.' ........................ PRICE 1@ $6.50

"God Only Knows", a Lee Raden hybrid introduced by Siskiyou, bright pink flowers rather wide leaves, and unlike any other low Phlox we grow.

 

Phlox carolina ‘Miss Lingard’ PRICE 1@ $12.00

Excellent mildew resistance, 6” heads of white flowers, much more refined looking than the paniculata types.

 

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon' PRICE 1@ $8.00

I never really got the whole blue moon thing but Inconsistent Moon was a great short story, then again, perhaps this is a werephlox, morphing monthly into monster Meconopsis, which would certainly be inconsistent and blue in the moonlight.

 

 Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume'            PRICE 1@ $8.00

Fragrant ice blue flowers considerably lighter than 'May Breeze'

 

Phlox divaricata 'London Grove' PRICE 1@ $6.50

Deep blue, fragrant flowers mildew resistant.

 

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Fragrant light blue flowers selected in Holland for their strong color and starry petals.

 

PHLOX DOUGLASII ‘APPLE BLOSSOM’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

A strong grower, flowers are large well-rounded resembling Davidia bracts.

 

Phlox Douglasii 'Beauty of Ronsdorff'          PRICE 1@ $6.50

Small cushions with dark pink flowers, this one edges more to subulata.

 

Phlox Douglasii 'Brittonia' PRICE 1@ $6.50

Nice medium pink flowers, compact plants, it is one of the better ones; Punnett got it from Fred some years back.

 

PHLOX Douglasii ‘tycoon’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Mats of needle like deep green leaves and bright pink flowers.

 

Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora PRICE 1@ $8.00

An Eastern American woodland species that is rather variable, ssp triflora is the smallest of the various subspecies and suitable for a shaded rock garden.

 

Phlox glaberrima ssp. triflora 'Morris Berd'     PRICE 1@ $8.00

A more vigorous form 'Morris Berd' features large pink flower heads.

 

Phlox kelsyi............................ PRICE 1@ $8.00

Cutting grown from a clone selected by Rick Lupp at Mt Tahoma, unusual for its large blooms of rich blue violet, fantastic.

 

Phlox maculata ‘Natascha’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Streaked candy striped pink and white flowers, supplies short because I swiped a bunch of them for the display gardens, the most unusual new tall phlox we've seen recently.

 

Phlox maculata ‘omega’ PRICE 1@ $12.00

Near white flowers with just a tinge of pink and a darker eye and extremely clean foliage.

 

PHLOX paniculata ‘BLUE BOY’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

The closest to a true blue paniculata Phlox, ‘Blue Boy’ flowers midseason on 3' stems.

 

Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Brigitta considers this the best blue Phlox with subtle color changes as the flowers age our plants in the garden have stayed remarkably clean and flower for an exceptionally long time.

 

PHLOX paniculata ‘Dresden China’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

Shell pink with a deep pink eye, ‘Dresden China’ is tall, reaching 48".

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Eden's Crush’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

Vibrant dark pink flowers with a darker eye, this is one of the best of the recent flood of new Phlox introductions; Brigitta stuck quite a few of these in our gardens.

 

Phlox paniculata 'Eva Cullum' PRICE 1@ $12.00

Highly regarded, compact plants with pink florets and red eyes, disease resistant, an Allen Bloom introduction.

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Flamingo’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

Large heads of fragrant flamingo-pink flowers with a soft pink center atop 26” stems.

 

Phlox paniculata 'FRANZ Schubert' PRICE 1@ $12.00

Huge heads of lilac lavender flowers it is one of the showiest but it will get mildew.

 

PHLOX paniculata ‘juliet’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

24" pale pink. (Writer's block I was going to do a Romeo thing).

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Miss Ellie’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

42” bright rose flowers mildew resistant.

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Miss Jill’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

Outstanding Phlox, large heads of creamy white flowers, each with a tiny pink eye, on compact mildew resistant plants, blooming from spring through summer. It is a magnet to sphinx and noctuid moths, we love to go out at dusk or on moonlit nights and watch them sip nectar.

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Miss Jo Ellen’ (spring pearl)            PRICE 1@ $8.00

Dwarf 22” plants; fragrant white flowers with a pink blush.

 

Phlox paniculata 'Miss Margie' (spring pearl)    PRICE 1@ $12.00

22” lilac blue flowers and good mildew resistance.

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Mrs. Pepper’ PRICE 1@ $8.00

36-48” tall, good heads of pink flowers with a darker pink eye.

 

Phlox paniculata 'Nora Leigh' PRICE 1@ $8.00

There have been a lot of variegated Phloxes introduced in recent years, most have been crappy growing, reversion prone, and not worth growing. Nora is different, these are cutting grown plants from Pauline Banyi’s garden thanks to Langhammer who kept it in cultivation after her death. It has spectacular broad white margins on every leaf and almost never reverts. Our clumps have been in the garden for years and just get better and better.

 

Phlox paniculata ‘Snow White’ PRICE 1@ $12.00

Lovely virginal white flowers, that kinky stuff with the dwarfs never happened, although perhaps it should; P. paniculata x P. tumulosa might prove interesting.

 

Phlox paniculata seedlings from our garden   PRICE 1@ $6.50

Mixed forms we potted from our garden, these are excellent, as good or better than any of the named forms we list,

 

Phlox x procumbens 'Foliovariegata'              PRICE 1@ $8.00

A nicely variegated woodland phlox that is actually a cross between subulata and stolonifera and resembling the later. It does tend to revert so be prepared to cut out any solid green patches.

 

Phlox stolonifera ............ PRICE 1@ $8.00

An attractive woodland mat former with clusters of fragrant purplish blue flowers in spring atop 15-25cm scapes.

 

Phlox stolonifera 'Bruce's White' PRICE 1@ $5.50

Pure white flowers over mats of nearly evergreen foliage

 

Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires' PRICE 1@ $8.00

As above but with clear pink flowers

 

Phlox stolonifera 'Margie' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Named for Richard Weavers grandmother who presumably is not lavender with purple eyes.

 

Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Cushions are a bit open but the pink and white striped flowers are cool, I can see a fifteen hundred foot strip of it going down either side of our driveway.

 

Phlox subulata 'Case's White' PRICE 1@ $6.50

This is from plants that Fred Case gave to Dick Punnett, a very large flowered plant with clear white flowers in great abundance. It is the best white we know of.

 

Phlox subulata 'Coral Eye' PRICE 1@ $6.50

One of Linc Foster's classic crosses, white flowers with a blush of pink surrounding a bright coral colored eye, it ranks among the best subulata forms we have seen.

 

Phlox subulata 'Crimson Beauty' PRICE 1@ $8.00

I’m not sure crimson is an accurate description of the color but it is a beauty with purplish red flowers over compact mats of needle foliage.

 

Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Deeply cut rose pink flowers the habit is a bit loose for my taste but if you are looking for a basic pink phlox this will do.

 

Phlox subulata 'Nettleton's Variation'       PRICE 1@ $6.50

A nice variegated form with a lot of white in the leaves and pink flowers, it is quite attractive although not stunningly different from  'Laura Beth'.

 

Phlox subulata 'Red Wings' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Consider one of the best large growing reds the color is excellent

 

Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame' PRICE 1@ $8.00

Once upon a time flames emitted phlogiston a theory so good they even named a plant genus for it now we have dark energy and Higgs Bosons and SUSY and one of the best red flowering cushions it will form broad mats of high temperature plasma in the garden.

 

Phlox subulata 'Silenifolia' PRICE 1@ $8.00

The tightest cushion Phlox we sell, rock hard cushions like a Silene acaulis and tiny starry flowers we have had some problems the last couple of years (its tight habit makes taking cuttings difficult) but we have once again have rooted enough to list.

 

PHLOX subulata 'winifred' PRICE 1@ $12.00

A good full petaled pink, Anita Kistler informs me this should be Winifred not Winifred Bevington. She should know, Harold Bevington gave it to her before he died.

 

physochlaenia orientalis Price  - $12.00

A rare solanaceous plant that we grew from Tony Reznicek’s seed, this strange Mandrake relative has 2’ upright stems of Mandrake-like leaves topped with Mertensia-like clusters of Mandrake flowers, essentially it looks like a caulescent Mandrake. It is native from the Caucasus through Iran and Turkey where it is often found growing in the mouths of cool caves. I had this whole Maxwell’s daemon, thermodynamics, warlock thing going but it was just too convoluted.

 

Physostegia virginiana 'Eyeful Tower'          PRICE 1@ $8.00

A very vigorous clone growing up to seven feet in height, particularly impressive on a moist rich site, flowers are the typical pink of the species, it provides a dramatic accent in a tall perennial border.

 

Physostegia virginiana variegata PRICE 1@ $6.50

Leaves strongly variegated, its not a running menace like the others; typical pink flowers.

 

Physostegia virginiana vivid PRICE 1@ $6.50

Sexy passion pink flowers that obediently stay in the position you put them in, bees with a copy of the Kama Sutra could have a lot of fun with this one, in terms of flowers this is the best Physostegia we grow.

 

Phyteuma charmellii ...... PRICE 1@ $6.50

From rocky limestone regions in southwestern Europe, it is similar to the better-known scheuchzeri and a fine garden plant.

 

Phyteuma nigrum ................ PRICE 1@ $6.50

One of the tallest species, the elongated bottle brush heads are nearly black purple and sit atop 18" stems it is found in acid mountain meadows from Belgium to Austria.

 

Phyteuma scheuchzeri . PRICE 1@ $6.50

A popular species and the one most likely to be encountered in cultivation, it’s an easy dependable plant with showy broad heads of the typical deep blue mutant campanula flowers.

 

Plantago asiatica variegata PRICE 1@ $6.50

Showy rosettes of paddle shaped leaves heavily streaked and blotched with ivory, it will mat out over time but has never been weedy for us.

 

Plantago camtschatica PRICE 1@ $6.50

Silky wrinkled rosettes of leaves green overlaid with silvery hairs it is an attractive foliage plant, we haven’t tried it as buckeye food but they probably will take it.

 

PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUM APOYANA ‘FAIRY SNOW’           PRICE 1@ $6.50

Dwarf plants around 20cm tall, typical white flowers often with prominent blue veins; these have a lot of potential for plant breeders. I’d like to see it crossed to Ostrowskia magnifica, a plant sadly lacking from Arrowhead, I need it, contact us if you grow it.

 

Platycodon grandiflorum ‘Fuji Blue’ PRICE 1@ $6.50

Essentially identical to wild type but with perhaps a bit larger flowers on tall sturdy stems.

 

Platycodon grandiflorum ‘Fuji White’           PRICE 1@ $6.50

White version of the above.

 

Platycodon grandiflorum ‘Hakone Blue’     PRICE 1@ $6.50

Double blue starry flowers this is one of the best of the tall cultivars and always a standout in the border.

 

Platycodon grandiflorum 'Hakone White'              PRICE 1@ $6.50

Double white flowering Japanese strain is very unusual, indispensable in the border; its very nice combined with Komachi.