2. BOTANICAL NAME Phlox paniculata

3. PRONUNCIATION Flox pan-ick-u-lay-ta

4. COMMON NAME Garden Phlox

6. FAMILY Liliaceae

7. PLANT Groundcover Height 1’ - 3’ Width 1’ - 3’ Upright

8. EXPOSURE Part shade Shade

9. ZONES 3 - 9

10. Life Cycle Herbaceous perennial

11. ARRANGEMENT opposite

12. COMPOSITION Simple

13. LEAF Elliptical 1”

14. MARGIN Entire

15. VEINS Pinnate

18. FLOWER Summer Magenta, white, pink, blue panicles

20. FRUIT Fall Insignificant cluster

22. GROWTH Medium

23. USE Border Ground cover

24. DESCRIPTION Many cultivars Excellent for attracting pollinators Sweet fragrnace

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by division in fall Needs moist, well-drained soils

27. PROBLEMS Powdery mildew

28. NATIVE OF: Southeastern USA