Showy Phlox
Phlox speciosa
Showy phlox brightens Pacific Northwest woodlands and sagebrush slopes with notched pink-to-white flowers in spring, a charming native for sunny to lightly shaded dry sites.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- foundation, container
- Native states
- AZ, CA, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, WA
Related native plants
More Phlox species
- Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
- Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa)
- Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)
- Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata)
- Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)