Found this volunteer in a part sun area, near my wisteria. It's pretty. Does anyone recognize it? Hoping it's a keeper!

It looks like Phlox, which species I can't say as there's a lot of them. Have you grown any Phlox?

thanks, Janet. I was thinking the same thing--that it looks like phlox.

ah, I just checked my 'no longer have' list of plants, and there is one phlox in the list right now:
'paparazzi sparkling blue'
and--that's it!!
I had forgotten I had that cultivar there last year, and hadn't seen it all this year so assumed it was gone!

thank you!! good to know it has returned after all!!

This type of lower growing Phlox doesn't tend to last for long or they dwindle, a pity as they are very pretty.

yes, it is an interesting one--not exactly like either p. subulata or p. paniculata... I had totally forgotten it had those little blue flecks around the center!!

well, I knew there was a reason I was keeping a list of plants I 'used' to have!

@Catmint20906, you get the coolest volunteers,

Thanks, Jolana! I think it's due to my lackadaisical style of gardening which I justify to myself as 'cottage gardening'!