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This is an incredibly drought tolerant plant. During Summer when it's 100 degrees or more, I rarely water it and it still looks great. I started mine from seed and in a few years they're over 5 ft tall.

This is the first Summer phlox I've ever grown and it hasn't disappointed me. It smells heavenly and I've never seen any sign of mildew on the leaves. Last year it was a small plant, but this year it produced lots of new shoots. After it's finished blooming, I cut it back and then it blooms again, but with fewer blooms. The flower clusters last a fairly long time and it doesn't seem bothered by high temperatures or blazing sun.

I grow Texas betony in full sun. I was worried at first because I was afraid the hot afternoon sun would burn it but it thrived. After it bloomed heavily in Spring, I cut it back some and now it's covered with lots of blooms again. I'm going to plant another one in my shade garden to see if it thrives.

This is a very hardy plant that requires very little water. I have mine planted in full sun in clay soil that hasn't been amended. I've noticed a lot of Grey Hairstreak butterflies visiting this plant and I've also noticed bumblebees flocking to this plant.

I have 5 of these plants in various spots in my garden. They'll grow in full sun or full shade and this year I've noticed quite a few hummingbirds visiting the flowers. I also have mine planted in clay soil that hasn't been amended and they still thrive. It's definitely a carefree plant.

Early bloomer and the flowers really do smell like peaches.

I've seen tons of bees and wasps visiting the blooms. The whole plant has a fragrance similar to oregano.

So far this plant has done well in my xeric spot surrounded by Wright's skullcap, Blackfoot daisy, and American agave. It's been blooming non-stop on very little water. It's in a raised bed since I have clay soil in a mix of pine bark fines, coarse sand, and decomposed granite.

I started my plants from seed that I scattered in October of 2016, they bloomed in May of 2017. I wasn't expecting them to bloom so soon, but once they did, they're stunning. The flowers on mine are more of a red/orange color with white variegation on the inner petals. The hummingbirds love this plant and I saw one go from the top blooms to the bottom ones. It requires very little water and mine grew to almost 6 ft. I hope I have plenty of volunteers next year.

A great plant, though I have to trim it back a few times each year, otherwise it would take over my flower bed. I've seen quite a few pollinators show interest in the blooms. It's also pretty easy to start from cuttings.

An incredibly tough plant. I hardly water this plant and it still thrives. My only complaint is during wet winters it sometimes drops a lot of its leaves since I have it in clay soil that hasn't been amended, but I couldn't be without this plant. When it's in full bloom it attracts tons of pollinators.

I started this plant from seed a few years ago and it's reliable and tough. It's in clay soil that hasn't been amended in a couple of years, yet it always blooms and thrives. I've been had it bloom in December. It's very drought tolerant and the butterflies and bees love the blooms, plus the blue blooms really stand out. This year it grew over 3 ft. tall which is the largest it's ever grown but we also had a fairly mild winter too.

So far I've had this plant for 2 years and it's very drought tolerant. I have 3 plants growing under an Eastern Red Cedar in a slightly raised area of decomposed granite, compost, and clay soil. Last year it only grew to a few inches tall, this year it's nearly a foot tall. I hope it reseeds because I wouldn't mind a colony under the cedar tree.

This has become one of my favorite spring wildflowers. I like that it's evergreen and it adds a nice woodland feel to my dappled shade garden. I have four plants growing around a bird bath. Even during really dry conditions, they don't wilt and I've seen a few pollinators visiting the blooms.

This has been one of the toughest plants in my garden. I got two plants from the clearance rack last year and I thought planting them in the early/mid Summer would be the death of them but they survived and thrived with very little care from me. I was afraid they wouldn't thrive in my clay soil but I added lots of rocks and mulched the area with mulch and watered them every once in awhile during Summer and they did well. They're in a xeric, neglected part of my garden.

I was amazed that this plant remained evergreen after a couple of nights of temperatures in the teens. I like the fuzzy foliage and the flowers are an added bonus. It also seems very drought and heat tolerant. I've only had the plant for several months but it's definitely a keeper in my garden. I have one plant growing in dappled shade under a large Eastern Red Cedar.

A stunning plant when it's in full bloom, and attracts tons of bees and butterflies. I just wish it bloomed for a longer amount of time. I have two and I was amazed at how large they got in one season. It's very heat and drought tolerant, and when most plants were wilting in the Summer heat, it didn't seem bothered by it.

I was a little disappointed in the blooms last year, but the aromatic foliage makes it worthy of staying in my garden. I'm hoping it will produce more blooms this Fall.

My all-time favorite wildflower. Last Fall it attracted lots of Queen and Monarch butterflies. It was the first time I've ever seen a Monarch in my garden. They wouldn't focus on any other flower, just the Gregg's mistflower. I noticed it's starting to come up in other parts of the flower bed but I don't mind it because it survives heat and drought like a champ, and the pretty blue flowers attract lots of butterflies. The pros outweigh the cons in my opinion.

This plant has been one of the toughest plants in my garden. It has a long blooming period, it tolerates heat and drought, and has a nice evergreen rosette in Winter. I'm planting it in various parts of my garden now, and I started some of the yellow flowered one this year.