{"id":14469,"date":"2024-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=14469"},"modified":"2024-01-01T14:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T19:21:03","slug":"jeana-phlox-2024-ppoy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2024\/01\/01\/jeana-phlox-2024-ppoy\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Jeana\u2019 Phlox 2024 PPOY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Phlox <\/em>‘Jeana’<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has selected \u2018Jeana\u2019 the 2024 Perennial Plant of the Year (PPOY). This exceptional garden phlox is recognized for its impressive flower show, tall sturdy plant habit, and pollinators’ delight. (USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dense, domed lavender-pink flowers stand atop long sturdy stems from midsummer to early fall. Individually, the fragrant bloom trusses are significantly smaller than typical garden phlox \u2014 only about half an inch wide \u2014 but the show at peak is eye-popping, nonetheless. This is a case where bigger is not better, from a pollinator\u2019s perspective anyhow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Jeana’ phlox is discovered by Jeana Prewitt along the Harpeth River in Nashville, TN. Jeana phlox grows vigorously to 4-5 feet in height and 2-3 feet in spread. Stems are sturdy and well-branched to support the sweetly scented 6-inch soft lavender-pink flowers on top. Each flower comprises 15 – 25 one-half inch wide florets, each one dotted with a darker pink center or eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In garden phlox 3-year trial (2015 -2017) at Mt. Cuba Center in Delaware, the nectar-rich flowers of \u2018Jeana\u2019 attracted more butterflies \u2014 Eastern Tiger Swallowtails were especially plentiful \u2014 than any other garden phlox in their study. Hummingbirds and other pollinators were fans as well.

Topped with flowers, \u2018Jeana\u2019 can reach 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide, although size will vary geographically. Its bright green foliage is highly powdery mildew resistant; \u2018Jeana\u2019 stays attractive, in bloom or not in the summer garden.

Tall garden phlox provide structure and color in summer gardens and are good bridging plants between early and later flowering perennials. \u2018Jeana\u2019 is at home in traditional borders and meadows and is a natural in pollinator gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Numerous flowers and long blooming time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Divide clumps every 3-5 years in spring. Deadheading promotes continued blooming and prevents self-seeding. Powdery mildew and spider mites may be foliar problems in hot or dry conditions. Thinning out stems improves air circulation and guards against mildew. Deer and rabbits can be pests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Jeana\u2019 phlox is a garden companion with other tall perennials including bluestars (Amsonia<\/em> spp.<\/em>), Shasta daisies (Leucanthemum \u00d7superbum<\/em>), coneflowers (Echinacea<\/em> spp.<\/em>), black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta<\/em>), and switch grasses (Panicum virgatum<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> A brightly colored tee shirt of Phlox ‘Jeana’ is available for sale on the Perennial Plant Association website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has selected \u2018Jeana\u2019 the 2024 Perennial Plant of the Year (PPOY). This exceptional garden phlox is recognized for its impressive flower show, tall sturdy plant habit, and pollinators’ delight. (USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 8). Dense, domed lavender-pink flowers stand atop long sturdy stems from midsummer to early fall. Individually, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[444,657,1218,1319,1498,674,645,1138,1012,745,853,551,627,1476,625,1093,843,1060,812,601,729,933,777,630,706,646,113],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14469"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15411,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14469\/revisions\/15411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}