{"id":12093,"date":"2023-10-09T10:38:50","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T10:38:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/?p=12093"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:38:53","slug":"ppa-announces-perennial-plant-of-the-year-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/ppa-announces-perennial-plant-of-the-year-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"PPA Announces Perennial Plant of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"827219ce0a87fa193c09e84c4c9a0f12\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:20px 0 20px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- MOINSBD Link Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4387862990858706\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6762903103\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"link\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0Courtesy of the The Perennial Plant Association website<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table id=\"SpContent\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td id=\"SpContent_Container\">\n<div id=\"CustomPageBody\">\n<h1><strong>Announcing&#8230;<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p class=\"Default\">The Perennial Plant Association is pleased to promote\u00a0<em><strong>Phlox paniculata<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0&#8216;Jeana&#8217;as the <b>2024 Perennial Plant of the Year\u00ae<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Jeana\u2019 is an exceptional garden phlox renowned for its impressive flower show, tall sturdy habit, and pollinator-friendliness. Dense, domed trusses crown stiff stems from midsummer to early fall. Individually, the fragrant lavender-pink flowers 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. In trials 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 are fans too.<\/p>\n<p>Topped with flowers, \u2018Jeana\u2019 can reach five feet tall and four feet wide, although size will vary geographically. Its bright green leaves are highly resistant to powdery mildew, so \u2018Jeana\u2019 has a striking summer look with or without flowers.<\/p>\n<p>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. Mix \u2018Jeana\u2019 with other tall perennials such as bluestars (<em>Amsonia<\/em>), Shasta daisies (<em>Leucanthemum \u00d7superbum<\/em>), and switch grasses (<em>Panicum virgatum<\/em>). Or let its handsome foliage be the backdrop for shorter companions such as coneflowers (<em>Echinacea<\/em>), alliums (<em>Allium<\/em>), and woodland sages (<em>Salvia nemorosa<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-22076\" src=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2024-phlox_jeana_credit_saunders_-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2024-phlox_jeana_credit_saunders_-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2024-phlox_jeana_credit_saunders_-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2024-phlox_jeana_credit_saunders_-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2024-phlox_jeana_credit_saunders_-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.perennials.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2024-phlox_jeana_credit_saunders_-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Courtesy of the The Perennial Plant Association website &nbsp; Announcing&#8230; The Perennial Plant Association is pleased to promote\u00a0Phlox paniculata\u00a0&#8216;Jeana&#8217;as the 2024 Perennial Plant of the Year\u00ae. \u2018Jeana\u2019 is an exceptional garden phlox renowned for its impressive flower show, tall sturdy habit, and pollinator-friendliness. Dense, domed trusses crown stiff stems from midsummer to early fall. 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