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The Summer phlox (Phlox paniculata) belongs to Polemoniaceae (the Phlox family). It is a perennial herb that is native to North America and Siberia. The racemes are borne on the stem apices and the rose-pink, magenta, pink or white flowers bloom in summer. The flowering length is excessively-long. Its other name, "oiran-so" (meaning "oiran grass"), is said to derive from its gorgeous blooms, which resemble the appearance of an "oiran" (elder courtesan in Edo-period Yoshiwara), or from the fragrance of the flowers, which resembles the white powder of an "oiran".
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