Junior Dance - Tall Phlox

Junior Dance is a compact, bushy phlox with branching upright stems, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and fragrant pink flower clusters with paler centers. The summer flowers rise above a neat mound and bring color to smaller borders and garden edges. [RHS exact-selection profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/270753/phlox-paniculata-junior-dance/details) ## Seasonal interest Rounded clusters of flowers appear in summer. The RHS profile describes the plant as a compact perennial to about 45 cm high, with a similar maximum spread, and records a columnar-upright habit. [RHS exact-selection profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/270753/phlox-paniculata-junior-dance/details) ## Growing conditions Grow in full sun or partial shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Chalk, clay, and loam are listed as suitable soil types. The RHS gives a maximum height and spread range of 0.1–0.5 metres. [RHS exact-selection profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/270753/phlox-paniculata-junior-dance/details) ## Maintenance Deadhead faded flowers and cut stems back in late autumn. The RHS recommends moist but well-drained soil and lists a two-to-five-year time to maturity. [RHS exact-selection profile](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/270753/phlox-paniculata-junior-dance/details)