Purple Sprite phlox
Phlox 'Purple Sprite'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Sizeup to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Sprite' phlox (Phlox 'Purple Sprite') is a perennial for borders, rock gardens, ground cover, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It blooms in spring, summer, and autumn, and the flowers are fragrant. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Perennial candytuft, Gold dust, and Bressingham Ruby bergenia.