Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Perennial
Origin
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United States, Northwestern United States, California
Types
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Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis
Number of Varieties
60136
0
40000
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Habitat
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
7-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Clump-Forming
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.50 cm243.84 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
22.90 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Light Blue, Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed and toothed
Arrowhead
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Winter
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Variety of soil types
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew
-
Plant Tolerance
Variety of soil types
-
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
-
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects
Allergy
Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Ranunculus acris
PHLOX douglasii
Common Name
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
Douglas Moss Phlox, Phlox
In Hindi
Ranunculus
Phlox plant
In German
Ranunkel
Phlox Pflanze
In French
Ranunculus
plante Phlox
In Spanish
ranúnculo
planta de Phlox
In Greek
Ranunculus
φυτό phlox
In Portuguese
Ranogkylos
planta Phlox
In Polish
Ranogkylos
Phlox roślin
In Latin
Ranogkylos
plantae Phlox
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Ericales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Polemoniaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Phlox
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
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Subfamily
Ranunculoideae
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Number of Species
60067
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27800
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