Flame Purple Eye garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Flame Purple Eye'
USDA zones3 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
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Flame Purple Eye' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Flame Purple Eye') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. The fragrant flowers open from early to late summer and draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer tend to pass it by. Clumps stay 12 to 24 inches tall and wide.
Pairs well with Coneflower, Dense blazing star, and Plum Royale coral bells.