Cleopatra garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Cleopatra'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Cleopatra' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Cleopatra') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, cottage gardens, and containers. 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, clay, or chalky soil. It forms a clump 12 to 24 inches tall and wide, and the flowers are fragrant. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms in summer. Deer tend to pass it by.
Pairs well with Dense blazing star, Waltraut sneezeweed, Tawny King red-hot poker, and Switchgrass.