FWIW, the Wisconsin Garden Journal for 2003 has for its August guidelines,
"...Keep phlox plants deadheaded. Never let phlox go to seed if you want to
keep colors true." This journal/calendar is put out by the Madison Area Master
Gardeners Association, so I assume it is trustworthy info.
Jackie Wicklund
Carver/Scott
Winnie Williams wrote:
> I have a Starfire that I've had for many years beside a David.
> This year the Starfire is much lighter pink, it doesn't have
> the pink-red look of the Starfire at all. Part of it looks
> like an Eva Collum to me, and part of it is plainer pink.
> The only thing I can think is that these are seedlings, but
> if they are, they are growing right up through the old
> Starfire plant that has been around for years; I can still
> see last year's growth I clipped off. I get seedlings, but
> not usually RIGHT where the old plant was. Can anything other
> than seedlings that didn't come true explain this sort of color
> change in a Phlox? Neighbors want to know why it changed, and
> I don't know what to tell them.
>
> Winnie Williams
>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 9:08 AM
> To: mastgar@extension.umn.edu; Susan Gooch
> Subject: Re: [Mastgar] phlox color change
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> In regard to the Phlox colors. Last year, we planted three "David", one
> bloomed pale pink, two did not bloom.
> This year, one is blooming the ordered-white, two planted together are still
> the pale pink. Who knows?
> Were they wrongly labeled?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Susan Gooch" <goochsl@mrs.umn.edu>
> To: <mastgar@extension.umn.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 8:00 PM
> Subject: [Mastgar] phlox color change
>
> > A caller says they have two phlox that were pink last year but this
> > year are white. They want to know how to get it pink again. Any
> > suggestions as to what might be going on here. Thanks.
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