Intro: Erect, clump-forming perennial of stream banks, moist forests, woodlands and woodland borders.

Stems: Stems unbranched and smooth; may be softly hairy above.

Leaves: Leaves opposite, short-petiolate (upper leaves may be sessile), lance-shaped to oval, 2-6 in. long, conspicuously pinnately veined but with a prominent marginal vein, margins with fine hairs, usually smooth above and softly hairy beneath.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in a dense pyramidal or dome-shaped, terminal cluster; red-purple to pink or lavender (or white), 1/2-1 in wide, consisting of 5 lobes that flare abruptly outward from a hairy, narrow tube and 5 slightly protruding stamens. Te shorter calyx tube has 5 needle-like lobes and may be glandular-hairy.

Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

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Height: 1-5 ft.

plant sale text: Summer phlox blooms in late summer with panicles of beautiful pink flowers over a number of weeks. Their flower color ranges from bright pink to pale pink on different plants. This is an excellent perennial for attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. Summer Phlox grows in fertile bottomlands and meadows. It also thrives in average to moist soil in sunny gardens. Try this southeastern native perennial for some late-summer color. It makes a good cut flower too.

bloom table text: Few North American wildflowers have become such staples of the flower border as summer phlox, which has been present in gardens so long that many gardeners assume it is European. In fact, summer phlox can be found in rich woods and roadsides throughout much of the East, displaying its brilliant pink or lavender flowers in mid- to late summer. Among garden varieties, the color range has expanded to include whites and pastels. Try this southeastern native perennial for some late-summer color. It makes a good cut flower too.

description: Erect, clump-forming perennial of stream banks, moist forests, woodlands and woodland borders.

stems: Stems unbranched and smooth; may be softly hairy above.

leaves: Leaves opposite, short-petiolate (upper leaves may be sessile), lance-shaped to oval, 2-6 in. long, conspicuously pinnately veined but with a prominent marginal vein, margins with fine hairs, usually smooth above and softly hairy beneath.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in a dense pyramidal or dome-shaped, terminal cluster; red-purple to pink or lavender (or white), 1/2-1 in wide, consisting of 5 lobes that flare abruptly outward from a hairy, narrow tube and 5 slightly protruding stamens. Te shorter calyx tube has 5 needle-like lobes and may be glandular-hairy.

fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

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native range: eastern United States