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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 36 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Smooth Phlox
  • Marsh phlox

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Location: Tennessee
courtesy Sunlight Gardens, www.sunlightgardens.com

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 5:49 AM concerning plant:
    A beautiful upright growing phlox for average to moist soils in full sun or part shade. This phlox has late spring to early summer flowers of bright rose pink on stems up to 3 feet tall. Cut back after flowering for repeat bloom. Leaves are glossy, dark green, long and narrow, and plants form a gradually enlarging clump.

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