Garden Phlox,Phlox paniculata, Naturalized Garden plant, Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden

	Plants of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden
	Common Name	Scientific Name	Plant Family	Garden Location	Prime Season
	Garden Phlox	Phlox paniculata L.	Phlox	Upland	Late summer
Other names and notes	The wild version of this plant has magenta-pink flowers. The white flowers are a cultivated variety that when found has either been planted or has escaped from cultivation. The plant grows from 2 to 4 feet high on erect stems, with showy flowers in a dense cluster. The flowers of phlox have lobes that join to form a narrow tube at the base. Leaves of the Garden Phlox are lance shaped, widest at the middle and have prominent side veins.

Not considered a native plant to Minnesota, this white version of the species is a garden variety.

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References: Plant characteristics are generally from sources 15, 16, 30, 31, 33, W2 & W3. Distribution principally from W2 and also 31, 34 and W1. Planting history generally from 1, 4 & 4a. Other sources by specific reference. See Reference List for details.

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