Genus
Phlox
The Phlox genus in the Plotwright catalog — 3 species: Garden phlox, Moss phlox, Woodland phlox. Open any for hardiness, native range, wildlife value, and growing guidance.
Phlox paniculata
Garden phlox
A native upright perennial with fragrant midsummer flower panicles in pink, white, lavender, or red — a classic border anchor and hummingbird-friendly choice for sunny beds.
Phlox subulata
Moss phlox
A low mat-forming native groundcover that sheets over in vivid pink, lavender, white, or magenta flowers in early-to-mid spring — the classic choice for sunny slopes, retaining walls, and rock gardens, and an early nectar source for the season's first pollinators.
Phlox divaricata
Woodland phlox
A native spring-blooming herbaceous perennial of eastern North American woodlands, forming a low spreading carpet of fragrant pale-blue to lavender flowers above evergreen-ish foliage. Naturalizes by ground-running stems that root at the nodes — among the best native groundcovers for dappled-shade beds, woodland edges, and as a living mulch above spring bulbs.