Phlox glaberrima ‘Morris Berd’

Common Name: smooth phlox  

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Polemoniaceae

Zone: 3 to 8

Height: 1.50 to 2.00 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet

Bloom Time: April to May

Bloom Description: Rose to reddish-purple

Sun: Full sun to part shade

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Medium

Suggested Use: Naturalize

Flower: Showy, Fragrant

Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Tolerate: Deer

Garden locations

Culture

Easily grown in moderately fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to light shade. Prefers moist, organically rich soils in full sun. Plants are intolerant of drought and need to be watered in dry spells. Tolerates more soil moisture than most other species of phlox. Also tolerates hot and humid summer weather. Remove faded flower panicles to prolong bloom period. If not deadheaded, plants will self-seed in optimum growing conditions. Can slowly spread over time by both slender rhizomes and self-seeding to form large colonies.

Phlox glaberrima 'Morris Berd' - Plant Finder (missouribotanicalgarden.org)