I planted 9 Glamour Girl this Spring, I’ll post pictures as soon as they bloom. Love your Minnie Pearl!

Purchased/planted these last year. Foliage is much finer/delicate than any phlox I’ve ever seen...

‘Fashionably Early Lavender Ice’

It’s surprisingly tougher than it looks as it held up to last nights downpours...

I don't normally grow Phlox paniculata - but I was reading some of the trials they had for those that are mildew resistant and last fall I bought 'Glamour Girl'. So far so good. The foliage has been clean and they are just starting to form buds. I'll try to post a photo when they bloom.

@prairiemoon: Glamour Girl is my first tall phlox. I bought 3, came back home and read that they’re exceptionally mildew resistant, so I went back to the store and bought 6 more! :).

Yes, I read the trial they did and it was the first time I thought it sounded like this one was exceptionally mildew resistant and worth a try. I really hate mildewed plants and I grow organically, so I usually avoid them. So far this season, they look great despite all the rain we've had. When I saw them at the nursery, in the fall, the foliage looked great and the flower color was pretty. I only had room for 2, but I'd love to see photos of your six when they bloom and what you planted them with.

@prairiemoon: it’s a mixed bed with conifers, shrubs and other perennials such as echinaceas, coreopsis Moonbeam, Veronicas, Iris, daylilies and salvias. The perennials were all plugs I planted this Spring, so not picture-worthy yet. I would post one anyway but Houzz won’t let me.

Where did you find plugs?

Provigo (grocery store in Quebec, Canada)

Curious if anyone has woodland phlox 'Chattahoochee'? It’s an early bloomer too. I picked some up on sale and wonder if anyone has any experience to share?

I've grown and added 'Glamour Girl' over several recent years. So far, I'd say it really is an outstanding garden phlox (Phlox paniculata).

Heard on a horticultural educational site that powdery mildew is brought on, not by wet conditions, but by dry ones. This agrees with David Tomlinson's assertion that powdery mildew is typically associated with stress in garden phlox.

Had some major rabbit damage to garden phlox (and New England asters) this spring, so had to fill some gaps. Below: 'Goldmine Improved' added recently. The cultivar name reflects the yellow-golden margins of the leaves. The flower colour is an assertive magenta-purple.

I've grown Chattahoochee in the past and it was a beautiful long blooming plant. Had to protect it from rabbits in the spring but otherwise trouble free, though I've read it can be picky about location. I've since moved but did manage to find a new plant this spring. Can't say yet whether I'll have the same experience, but certainly worth trying.

Thank you Chou. What conditions did you have them in? Shade or part shade? I bought a lot and trying to figure out the best place for them.

I love phlox and will have more in a couple of weeks

Oursteelers: they’re beautiful!! How many varieties do you have?

Hmmm, I forgot Minnie earlier

And when I get back from vacation I should have David, OrangePerfection, BlueBoy and GlamourGirl blooming. I have planted Cleopatra TWICE as a bare root and it has never come up. Which really is a bummer cause I love the look of that one :(

GardenHo, Chattahoochee was planted in part sun in my previous garden. Trying the same again this time around.

Oursteelers- they look fantastic!

Coral flame

GardenHo: Coral Flame is beautiful!! Maybe it’s the light, but I’m seeing it as hot pink. Is it coral in person?

Yes it’s the lighting as I thought it looked pink also...it’s actually a ‘hot’ coral. I’ll see if I can find another pic.

Here are a couple I found....

Once again, my phlox start off strongly...but by July, in my dry climate, they are back to being withered stems of horribleness. I really should dig them out but I tell myself that I WILL get the hose on them this year (I never do). There are just 2/3 left...which seem to persist in the hope I might turn into a more conscientious gardener (I don't).

Some wonderful pictures guys and gals.Thanks.

Here is BLUE PARADISE:

Love David and also a few others...

I haven't been out to take a photo, but I'm underwhelmed with 'Glamour Girl' Phlox. It is clearly healthy without any mildew on the foliage, and it just started blooming, but I don't really detect any fragrance and the color is more of a coral than a pink, which I don't enjoy with the other colors in my bed. And the color starts to fade a couple of days after they open. And the other aspect of phlox is that I'm being very careful not to plant anything too close to them to allow for good air circulation so they don't get mildew, and I prefer plants to mingle and blend into each other. Maybe I'm just not a phlox person. Right now my lilies are blooming and their fragrance is floating around my front yard and roses are just starting their second flush.

I think this is "Peacock Cherry Red":

Phlox paniculata 'Flame Coral' ...Look how that purple one snuck in there.

Phlox paniculata 'Flame White Eye'

Cleopatra now coming into flower:

I first saw this variety courtesy of FrozeBudd a few years back.

I am so incredibly jealous of your Cleopatra phlox. I’ve tried it twice, bare root, but it’s never made it.

Yours is STUNNING!!!!!!

Yes, I was looking at 'Cleopatra' today and admiring its uniqueness.

Favorites of this season are 'Rainbow Dancer', again talk about unique when it comes to coloring! 'Fashionably Early Flamingo' impresses with its big beautiful mauvey flowerheads and 'Coral Flame' is a gorgeous one that a friend had passed along ... and really glad she had! At some point I'll post photos.

oursteelers, you are kind. I planted it in June of 2016 and I can tell you this is the first season that this clump has looked good. It really needs more sun.

August 23:

A great array of late August phlox SB!

Shockwave today:

Finally, have gotten a new camera and now able to download photos from last summer.

Phlox 'Fashionably Early Flamingo', I'm very impressed with this one!

I never complain when 'Becky Towe' reverts back to the heavy flowering 'Windsor', this being my favorite of all phlox !