Blue Flame garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Flame'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blue
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Flame' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Blue Flame') is a perennial for borders, containers, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun. The fragrant flowers open from deep indigo buds into white pinwheels flushed with lavender-blue. Deer tend to pass it by. Butterflies and hummingbirds visit the flowers, and deadheading encourages rebloom.
Pairs well with Peony, Common milkweed, and Ostrich fern.