Phlox paniculata ‘Katerina’
Garden phlox
The common name “garden phlox” is misleading, since this plant is a widespread North American native plant—the name refers to its popularity among gardeners. The ‘Katerina’ cultivar has bright pink flowers. Numerous cultivars have been developed. They prefer average soils and full sun.
Plants: 2–3′ (60–91 cm) tall, sometimes reaching 4′ (1.2 m), and up to 3′ (1 m) around.
Leaves: Opposite, elliptic, 4–7″ (10–17 cm) long, pointed at both ends, sometimes wider near the base, otherwise widest in the middle.
Flowers: Branched flower clusters form rounded panicles 3–8″ (8–20 cm) around are composed of multiple salverform flowers. Each flower is tubular, fragrant, about 1″ (2.5 cm) deep, and ½–¾″ (1.3–1.9 cm) around, with five petals. Wild flowers are pink or purple, sometimes white. Cultivars like this one have many other colors as well. Blooms appear from July to September.
Fruits: Oval, three-celled, with two seeds per cell.
Online References:
7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 11 × 7″ (27 × 18 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 6 × 5″ (15 × 13 cm) ID is uncertain 
7/17/2010 · Stan and Connie’s, Falmouth, Maine · ≈ 9 × 7″ (23 × 18 cm) ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Ericales | Tea, persimmon, blueberry, Brazil nut, azalea, many others |
| Family | Polemoniaceae | Phlox, Jabob’s-ladder |
| Genus | Phlox | Greek φλόξ, means “flame” |
| Species | paniculata | “Having a panicle,” or branched group of flowers |
Phlox paniculata ‘Katerina’ description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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