General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 24 - 48 inches
Plant Spread: 12 - 18 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Fuschia--Deep Pink-Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Awards and Recognitions: Other: 2000 Georgia Gold Medal Winner

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  • Garden Phlox

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Location: Butterfly garden
Date: 8-23-2009
Beautiful Fuschia blooms of 'Robert Poore' Phlox
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2015-07-29
"Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore', 2015, Garden Phlox, FLOCKS puh-
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2012-07-12
Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'
Location: Clinton, Michigan 49236
Date: 2017-07-15
"Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore', 2017, [Garden Phlox], FLOCKS pu
Location: Oklahoma
Date: Summer 2017
Location: Butterfly garden
Date: 6-29-2010
Fuschia 'Robert Poore' Phlox

Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Location: Aurora, On
Date: 2014-07-19
Very reliable.

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Comments:
  • Posted by imabirdnut (North Texas - Zone 7b) on Oct 5, 2012 9:46 AM concerning plant:
    'Robert Poore' Phlox is a Swallowtail favorite! I have Giants, Pipevines(pictured), Tigers, & Black Swallowtails nectaring on it as well as hummingbirds all summer!

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