Prairie Phlox
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox
Family)
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Height: 12-24 inches
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Spread: 12-24 inches
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Bloom Time: April to June
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Bloom: fragrant, tubular, pink to pale
purple
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Light: full sun to
part shade
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Soil: fertile,
well-drained
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Moisture: dry to medium
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Use: cottage
gardens, wild gardens, native plant gardens or prairie-type areas; attracts bumble bees to collect pollen through buzz-pollination (common eastern bumble bee, brown-belted bumble bee, black and gold bumble bee, yellow bumble bee); attracts small bees to collect pollen and/or suck nectar (sweat bees, leafcutter bees, yellow-faced bees, mining bees) attracts butterflies and moths to suck nectar (monarchs, pearl crescent, american lady, eastern tiger swallowtail, black swallowtail, peck's skipper, hummingbird clearwing moth or hawk moth); attracts hoverflies to feed on pollen; attracts hummingbirds to feed on nectar
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Care: mulch in summer
to keep root zone cool
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Concerns: no serious
insect or disease problems; good resistance to powdery mildew
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Native to: Connecticut to
Ontario and Manitoba south to Louisiana and Florida
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Notes: stiff stems
with pointed, linear deep green leaves; deer resistant
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Supplier: Bluestem Farm
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Demonstration
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