Miss Kelly garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Miss Kelly'
USDA zones4 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Lilac with white eye
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Miss Kelly' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Miss Kelly') 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 or clay soil. It forms a clump 36 to 48 inches tall with fragrant lilac flowers that have a white eye. Blooms open from early summer into early autumn and draw butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
Pairs well with Blue wild indigo, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Limelight hydrangea.