Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
California, Northwestern United States, United States
Tropical Asia
Types
Blue Moon, Clouds of Perfume
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Number of Varieties
20
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40000
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Habitat
Rich Woods
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-1
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Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
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Habit
Mat-forming
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm60.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Purple, Pink, Purple, Reddish Plum, White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate-lanceolate
Maple shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Moist, Rich
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove dead flowers
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
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Allergy
Mild Allergen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Flowers
Other Uses
As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Vegetable
Botanical Name
Phlox amplifolia
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Phlox amplifolia
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
Phlox amplifolia
aibika
In German
Phlox amplifolia
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
Phlox amplifolia
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Phlox amplifolia
Aibika
In Greek
Phlox amplifolia
aibika
In Portuguese
Phlox amplifolia
Aibika
In Polish
Phlox amplifolia
aibika
In Latin
Phlox amplifolia
aibika
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Malvales
Family
Polemoniaceae
Malvaceae
Genus
Phlox
Abelmoschus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
Phlocideae
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Subfamily
Polemonioideae
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Number of Species
215
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27800
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