Phlox x leopoldiana Paxt.

Paxton’s Dictionary describes Phlox Leopoldiana as a rose-coloured hybrid, introduced in 1847.  Its general colour is a bright rosy-crimson, the eye a rich deep crimson, and the throat white, making a striking contrast.  [FC p.28/1848].  The RHS Dictionary describes the flower as deep rose with a white eye and classifies it as a grandiflora type, growing to about 45cm.  

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘This most beautiful Phlox was raised a short time ago in Belgium; it is a hybrid of P. Drummondii, and its habit greatly resembles that species.  No kind can be better suited for bedding out, or training against a low wall or trellis, as its stems are slender and spreading; the flowers are large, and produced in great profusion; their colours are more brilliant and striking than those of any other known kind; and where the soil is suitable, it is a plant of very rapid growth.’  [MB p.266/1847].  ‘The variety Leopoldina has very pretty deep pink flowers with a clear white centre.  It is particularly handsome, and one of the best for flourishing in the open bed.  It merits a place in every flower garden.’  [FC p.133/1850`].  FS f.680-681/1852 as Phlox ‘Roi Léopold’.

History at Camden Park

Listed in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [H.183/1850].

Notes

Published Feb 06, 2009 - 04:21 PM | Last updated Jul 29, 2010 - 05:13 PM


The illustration shows bright red flowers with a white eye.  Paxton's Magazine of Botany p.266, 1847.

Phlox x leopoldiana Paxt. | MB p.266/1847 | RBGS

More details about Phlox x leopoldiana Paxt.
Family Polemoniaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, Belgium

Synonyms

 

  • Phlox drummondii Hook. var. leopoldii
Common Name

Phlox

Name in the Camden Park Record

Phlox var. Leopoldii 

Confidence level high