Plant Profile: Phlox carolina

Carolina Phlox, as its name indicates, is a flowering plant indigenous to the southeastern United States. It thrives in a variety of environments, including deciduous forests, the edges of woodlands, open clearings, and along roadsides. This plant typically grows upright, reaching heights of 2 to 3 feet, and primarily flowers during the peak of summer when exposed to full sunlight, although it can produce additional blooms sporadically until the first frost. The flowers, which appear in clusters atop the stems, exhibit a cool color palette ranging from lavender to pink and white. Notably, the wild variety is resistant to powdery mildew.

For propagation, Carolina Phlox can be divided in the fall or grown from cuttings. While it has the potential to reseed, it does so in a non-invasive manner.