Flame Blue Garden Phlox is a native compact perennial with excellent branching and stiff stems covered with dark green lance-shaped foliage. Dark blue buds open to large fragrant white pinwheel flowers with lavender-blue flares and bloom from mid summer into fall. Best flowering in full sun and rich, moist, well-drained soils. Flame Blue has good resistance to powdery mildew.
Phlox paniculata provides nectar to butterflies, skippers, Sphinx and Hummingbird moths, and hummingbirds.
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Origins: |
East N. America; GA Native |
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Height: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spread: |
1’ - 1.5’ |
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Spacing: |
1’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
4 - 8 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White +Blue |
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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
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
