Sherwood Purple phlox
Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple'
USDA zones2 to 8
SunHandles full sun or partial sun or full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size3 to 6 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Purplish blue
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sherwood Purple' phlox (Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple') is a perennial for ground cover, shade gardens, woodland edges, and rock gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun to full shade and dry to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Fragrant purplish blue flowers open in spring and again in summer, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit them. Deer and rabbits rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Rosea lily of the valley, Bunchberry, and Red fescue.