Franz Schubert garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert'
RHS AGM 2013
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 3 feet tall18 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lilac with white eyes
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Franz Schubert' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Franz Schubert') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, and pollinator 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, clay, or chalky soil. It forms a clump up to 36 inches tall with fragrant lilac flowers and white eyes. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Little bluestem, and Quick Fire panicle hydrangea.