Garden Phlox 'Robert Poore'
Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'
Garden Phlox 'Robert Poore' is a perennial for mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and clay or loam, flowering Jul, Aug, Sep.
| Type | Perennial |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 120 cm |
| Spread | 75 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 4a-8b |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 120 cm, it sits best toward the back of a border, or on its own as a focal point with room around it. Give it about 75 cm of room to spread. It is hardy across USDA zones 4a to 8b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, clay soil, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Garden Phlox 'Robert Poore''s height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
Worth knowing
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Beardtongue 'Dark Towers'to edge in front
- Foxglove Beardtongue 'Husker Red'to edge in front
- Allegheny Monkeyflowerto edge in front
- American Beautyberryto flower when it does not
- American Cranberrybush 'Redwing'for height behind it
- American Elderberry 'Adams'for height behind it
Garden styles
Foundation planting Meadow Native Wildlife garden
Sources
Bloom timing and hardiness drawn from: