Phlox paniculata L.

Japanese: クサキョウチクトウ（英語表記）Phlox paniculata L.

A cold-tolerant perennial plant of the Polemonium family native to North America. It is also called Oiransou. Along with its congeners Moss Phlox and Phlox, it is a popular flower that decorates summer gardens, but was introduced to Japan in the Meiji era. Its Japanese name was given to it because the stems, leaves, and flowers of this herbaceous plant resemble those of oleander at first glance. It grows several upright stems that reach about 60 to 120 cm from the base of the plant, and at the top of the stems, clusters of high, tray-shaped flowers with a diameter of 2 to 3 cm bloom in a panicle. It flowers from June to September. Flower colors include purple, red, pink, and white.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

北アメリカ原産のハナシノブ科の耐寒性多年草。オイランソウともいう。同属のシバザクラやフロックスとともに庶民的な草花として夏の庭を飾っているが，渡来は明治時代。茎葉，花などがキョウチクトウに一見すると似ている草本であるところから，和名がつけられた。株もとより60～120cmくらいになる直立する茎を何本も伸ばし，茎頂に直径2～3cmの高盆状花を円錐花序をなして群開する。花期は6～9月。花色は紫紅色のほか，赤，桃，白などがある。

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