Robert Poore garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'
MBG Plant of Merit 2007
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Violet-pink
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Robert Poore' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore') is a perennial for borders, cottage gardens, pollinator gardens, and perennial beds. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows in a clump and bears fragrant violet-pink blooms. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Blue star, Little bluestem, and Stargazer lily.