Exposure • Sun

Soil Moisture Needs • Wet

Nature Attraction • Butterflies

Season of Interest (Flowering) • Summer

Bloom Color • Pink

Attributes • For Bird Lovers • Good Cut Flowers • Fragrant • Long Blooming

Water Requirements • Prefers well-drained soil

Phlox paniculata 'Shortwood'

Tall Garden Phlox

A longtime garden favorite that features an abundance of fragrant flower clusters on upright stems. Flowers are pink with a dark pink eye. Grows best in rich, moist soil. Excellent for attracting butterflies to the garden. Good cut flower for summer.

Phlox (floks)

Family: Polemoniaceae · Common Name: Phlox

A popular and easy-to-grow group of garden plants with lots of diversity. The lower growing forms tend to bloom early to midsummer and the taller forms finish out the season with tremendous flower clusters of color.