Phlox paniculata. Russian selection (not only).

[Olga Bondareva]

Paul,
Not only Russian of course. The bluest phlox is of foreign origin, Blue Paradise.

[Olga Bondareva]

And more smoked phloxes.

'Drakon' ('Dragon') - unique Gaganov's phlox




'Sumrak' ('Dusk')


Unnamed interesting phlox


Flowers of smoked phloxes

[Maggi Young]

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Always hesitated to show Phlox here on the Forum

Luit,
I am too. But I asked Maggi.

Well, you know many ( most??) of us do not only grow alpine plants, and even if we do, we tend to be an open minded bunch of people with a very wide interest in plants and gardens of all sorts, nature, wildlife, and our fellow  forumists - so why not have a wide a spread of pages in the forum as possible ? 
If someone has no interest they need not pay any attention, indeed, they need hardly even know it is here.... but those who have enquiring minds  can look, learn and enjoy ......  

[Gunilla]

I certainly enjoy your photos, Olga.  Phlox paniculata is a favourite of mine and I grow as many I can find place for, mostly unnamed varieties from old gardens.
Your collection is fantastic  ,  Amazing colour variation. 

[ChrisB]

Love your pics Olga, many thanks.  What a wonderful range of colour in this genus!  I bought a plant of Phlox maculata a few years ago and it grows very well for me, and also doesn't suffer from the same amount of mildew as the paniculatas in my garden.  Here are a couple of pictures I took last summer.

[TheOnionMan]

Intriguing to see this highly popular tall phlox, and how it has been developed and hybridized outside of the USA.  Olga, some fantastic variations & colors in the forms you show.  There continues to be high interest in these "old fashioned" plants in the US.  Here the main problem with these beauties is mildew, so breeders have been working on mildew-proof varieties.  They have also been working on compact habit, with many of the newer ones half the height of the older varieties.

I have to admit being really attracted to the blue ones, so had to look up Blue Paradise to see if it's available here, and yes it is!  Here are some nursery links; I find these interesting as one can glean bits of plant culture information, and one site lists the source of that cultivar. Thanks for showing these.

http://www.naturehills.com/product/blue_paradise_phlox.aspx
http://www.heronswood.com/shop/02407/
http://www.northcreeknurseries.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/plants.plantDetail/plant_id/228/index.htm
http://www.songsparrow.com/2011/plantdetails.cfm?ID=383&type=SUN,&pagetype=plantdetails&plant_name=Phlox%20paniculata%20%27Blue%20Paradise%27

White Flower Farm listed the origin of this one:
"From renowned Dutch landscape designer Piet Oudolf"
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/36023-product.html

[Gunilla]

I'm very fond of Blue Paradise. It seems to be a healthy phlox and the colour is nice.  My photo is taken on a grey, rainy day.  The flowers appear more red/violet in bright sunshine.

[Lvandelft]

in the Gagarin book

Gaganov.

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Olga, this was just a slip of the pen. Should have known better because the book was just behind me.
Mr. Gagarin must have made more impressions on me than Mr. Gaganow in my younger years to make this mistake  .


I show here another picture of Phlox out of Gartenschönheit 1934.
This shows a Phlox which looks probably like as P. Peppermint Twist of nowadays???
See second picture:Phlox Schwerin's Flagge

[Olga Bondareva]

Thanks again!

Gunilla,
Lots of unnamed phloxes grow in our gardens too. Their manes are only ‘white’ or ‘pink’. But they are very popular.

Chris,
Your phloxes are pretty! We grow kind of P. maculate with striped flowers ‘Natasha’:

[Olga Bondareva]

Gunilla, think you could also find at the nurseries

'Pepermint Twist'




'Classic Cassis'


'Magic Blue'


'Swirly Burly'


'Sherbet Coctail'


All are modern sorts.

[Olga Bondareva]

Mark, Luit,
Sorry I'll answer soon...

[emma T]

Wow lovely photos of some wonderful plants, thanks for sharing 

[Gunilla]

Thanks Olga, I wish I had more space  .

[ChrisB]

Love your Natasha Olga!

[Juan Fornes]

Beautiful flowers, Olga, with such colourful display! And very nice pictures as always. I use this Phlox as often as I can get them in my flowershop works as they give  a very refreshing look in the arrangements.