Phlox paniculata 'Flame Blue' ~ Flame™ Blue Garden Phlox

Flame Blue Garden Phlox is a native compact perennial with excellent branching and stiff stems covered with dark green lance-shaped foliage.  Dark blue buds open to large fragrant white pinwheel flowers with lavender-blue flares and  bloom from mid summer into fall.  Best flowering in full sun and rich, moist, well-drained soils.  Flame Blue has good resistance to powdery mildew. Phlox paniculata provides nectar to butterflies, skippers, Sphinx and Hummingbird moths, and hummingbirds.   Type:  Perennial Origins: East N. America; GA Native Height:  1' - 1.5' Spread:  1’ - 1.5’ Spacing:  1’ USDA Hardiness Zone:  4 - 8 Culture:  Full Sun, Part Sun Bloom Color:  White +Blue Season of Interest: Summer, Fall MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Low Maintenance.  Water regularly, but do not water from overhead or overcrowd plants to avoid powdery mildew.  Cut to ground and clean garden area in winter helps prevent mildew infection in next growing seaso