PlantsFlowers
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Tall midsummer flowers, mildew and all
ModerateFlowers
- Light
- Full sun–part shade
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3–4 ft
- Spacing
- 18–24 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–Aug
- How it spreads
- Perennial
- What to buy
- Plants.
- When to plant
- Plant May or September. Give them air.
In the design
Powdery mildew is normal in a Chicago August. Thin stems in June. Native prairie phlox is a different, shorter plant.
