Attracts long-tongued bees, butterflies and skippers. Also called Downy or Frangrant Phlox due to soft hairs on stems and leaves and clusters of fragrant, pale pink to lavender flowers. Germination is enhanced by cold stratification - one week at 30 degrees.
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
- Item: #
- 3217
6" - 18" Height
|Perennial
|Blooms Mar - May
Soil Type
Sand
Loam
Clay
Caliche
Soil Moisture
Dry Soil
Sunlight
Full
Partial
Dappled
Shade
Seed
Rate
What's the Seeding Rate?
**LAWN & GARDEN: High density rate improves fill and establishment while reducing weed opportunity **OPEN SPACE: Economical rangeland density for larger acreage but requires longer establishment period
Lawn & Garden:
1 LB covers 7500 sq ft
Open Space:
2 LB per acre