Monrovia® Flame Pro Violet Charm Garden Phlox is a native compact perennial with excellent branching and stiff stems covered with dark green lance-shaped foliage. Clusters of large fragrant pink-violet pinwheel flowers with broad white flares bloom through summer. Best flowering in full sun and rich, moist, well-drained soils. The Flame series has good resistance to powdery mildew.
Phlox paniculata provides nectar to butterflies, skippers, Sphinx and Hummingbird moths, and hummingbirds.
Type: |
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Origins: |
East N. America; GA Native |
Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
Spread: |
1’ - 1.5’ |
Spacing: |
1’ |
USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Purple +Blue |
Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Water regularly, but do not water from overhead or overcrowd plants to avoid powdery mildew. Cut to ground and clean garden area in winter helps prevent mildew infection in next growing season. Spider mites can be a problem in hot and dry climates. Deadheading prolongs bloom.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Wildlife Garden, Native Garden, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Beardtongue, Speedwell, Clematis
IMAGES: Agnes Monkelbaan, Vlambloem of flox (Phlox) 13-07-2020. (actm.), CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) DenesFeri, Ericales - Phlox paniculata 2 - 2011.07.11, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) carlfbagge, DP2M2810 Phlox Flowers from the Dacha Garden, (4) Amanda Slater, Phlox
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.