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Kentucky
Meadow Phlox in flower
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. · Public domain · source

Meadow Phlox

Phlox maculata

Pink, purple and white flowers from June into August, worked by eastern carpenter bees and mining bees. It grows wild in 28 of Kentucky’s 120 counties.

Light
Part shade to full sun
Soil
Moist soil
Size
2.5 ft to 3 ft tall, 1.5 ft wide
Flowers
Pink, purple and white, Jun to Aug
Roots
Spreading rhizomes or runners; wants 11 in of soil
Kind
Wildflower
Add to a bedPlan it in a pot

At its grown size

Meadow Phlox, drawn in a bed

in flower

What it feeds

Caterpillars
8 kinds of caterpillars
Bees
6 kinds of native bees
Birds
2 kinds of birds
On its flowers
Eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica), Mining bee (Andrena erigeniae)

Grows well with

New Jersey Tea2.5 ft tallBluestem Goldenrod2.5 ft tallCalico Aster3 ft tallSweet Goldenrod4 ft tallWrinkle-leaf Goldenrod4 ft tallHeartleaf Aster2.5 ft tallSmall's Ragwort2.3 ft tallRobin's-plantain1.5 ft tall

Facts from the Quercus record for Phlox maculata.