Santa Fe Phlox
Phlox nana
Santa Fe phlox is a long-blooming Southwestern phlox with bright magenta-pink flowers over a low mound, exceptionally heat- and drought-tolerant for hot, rocky gardens.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- NM, TX
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- Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
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- Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)
- Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata)
- Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)