Ultraviolet garden phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tallup to 2.5 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Magenta violet
- Soil types
- Loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ultraviolet' garden phlox (Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet') is a perennial for borders, pollinator gardens, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, loamy, clay, or chalky soil. Fragrant magenta violet flowers open from early to late summer and again in early to mid autumn, and they attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Spotted joe-pye weed, Standing Ovation little bluestem, and Nodding onion.