This is not a wild phlox, but it is not a typical whimpy cultivar either; it resists powdery mildew and all the cultivars tried in this garden don't except for the spring native P. divaricata. This plant survived a "weedy" attempt by the former owners to have a prairie and it is a big old thing reaching 5 feet tall with substantial stems and big showy panicles of pink flowers. With the narrow tubes and small corolla opening this is without question a butterfly flower; phlox is a must for any butterfly gardens. Bumblebees steal nectar from the bases of the corolla tubes. It makes itself at home and makes the late summer garden rather colorful. If this strikes any of you as any thing in particular, let us know. A few plants have pale pink flower, but most are this shocking pink.
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