The genus name is derived from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the intense flower colors of some varieties. Cultivars resistant to powdery mildew are often the best choices. Butterflies and hummingbirds love the flowers.Ī large number of garden phlox cultivars in flower colors including white, lavender, pink, rose, red and bi-color are available in commerce. Each individual floret has a long corolla tube and five flat petal-like lobes. Fragrant, tubular, pink-purple to white florets (to 3/4” diameter) are densely packed in large, tiered, domed terminal clusters (to 6-8") over a long July to September bloom period. This is an upright perennial that grows in a clump to 2-4' tall and to 2-3' wide on stiff stems clad with conspicuously veined, opposite, pointed, elliptic, deep green leaves (to 4-6" long). In Missouri, it is typically found south of the Missouri River in moist or rich low woods, thickets, alluvial banks and gravel bars along streams and bluff bases (Steyermark). Phlox ( / flks / Greek 'flame' plural 'phlox' or 'phloxes', Greek phlóges) is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae.
Phlox flowering plants are low maintenance nectar-producing plants that are used in wildlife gardens to attract butterflies and hummingbirds and are also animal resistant. It has escaped gardens and naturalized into areas beyond its original native range. Phlox is a genus with a great diversity in growth form, with a height varying between 3 to 6 inches for Phlox subulata to 5 feet tall for Phlox. Phlox belongs to the family Polemoniaceae and is a genus of 67 species of annuals and perennial plants thriving in USDA hardiness zones 4 to 8. Phlox paniculata, commonly known as garden phlox, is native from New York to Iowa south to Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas.
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