Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Flame’
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Flame’ is a dwarf garden phlox with blue buds and fragrant light blue and white flowers.
Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Flame’ is a bushy, compact garden phlox to just 20 inches tall with gorgeous, very fragrant flowers that open from deep indigo buds slowly unwinding into pinwheels of white flushed variably with light lavender-blue surrounding violet eyes. Very resistant to powdery mildew and easy to grow. Use in the mixed sunny border, plant in drifts, in small spaces, in containers and use in the vase. Deadhead to encourage rebloom. Butterfly and hummingbird attractor. Somewhat deer resistant.
Common Name: Tall Garden Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae (The Phlox Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-8
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: White/Cream
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Bees, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Open woods, scrub, sides of streams and on hillsides, often on limestone.
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Geographical Origin: North America, Garden Origin
