Blue Ridge phlox
Phlox stolonifera 'Blue Ridge'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Blue Ridge' phlox (Phlox stolonifera 'Blue Ridge') is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, woodland edges, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice. It forms a fragrant clump that grows quickly and tolerates drought. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers in spring.
Pairs well with Foam flower, Christmas fern, Japanese forest grass, and Oakleaf hydrangea.