Meadow Phlox

Ornamental Features:

Meadow Phlox features bold fragrant conical lilac purple star-shaped flowers at the ends of the stems from late spring to mid summer. It's glossy grassy leaves remain dark green in colour throughout the season. The fruit is not ornamentally significant.

Landscape Attributes:

Meadow Phlox is an herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.

This is a relatively low maintenance perennial, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Meadow Phlox is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• General Garden Use
• Mass Planting
• Naturalizing And Woodland Gardens

Plant Characteristics:

Meadow Phlox will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years.

This perennial does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This plant can be propagated by division.

This species is native to parts of North America.