Southern Blaze Blueberry phlox
Phlox drummondii 'Southern Blaze Blueberry'
Proven Winners Award Winner
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Southern Blaze Blueberry' phlox (Phlox drummondii 'Southern Blaze Blueberry') is an annual for borders, containers, and rock gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to average, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows fast and has an erect habit. It blooms in spring and again in summer, and it draws butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds. It also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Afternoon White cosmos, Red fescue, and Rocky mountain beeplant.