Bartwelve garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Bartwelve'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 18 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink with small darker pink eye
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bartwelve' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Bartwelve') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound with fragrant pink flowers that have a small darker pink eye. Blooms open from early to late summer and again in early autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit them.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Sundrops, Arrowwood viburnum, and Lily.