The article provides an overview of the main five stages of the formation of the collection fund of representatives of the genus Phlox L. of the Laboratory of ornamental plants of the Tsitsin Main Botanical Garden of Russian Academy of Sciences. Information is provided on the general characteristics and distinctive features of each of them. The current aspects of the collection’s development and the dominant areas of scientific research are revealed. At some stages, the quantitative characteristics of the collection fund are indicated. At the current stage, the structure of the research work adopted for implementation is described in detail, providing for some modifications of its quantitative and qualitative composition. The justification for the necessity of the proposed changes is given.
Gusev A.V., Mamaeva N.A., Khokhlacheva J.A.
