Phlox carolina

Name:  Phlox carolina
Common Name:  border phlox				Family:  Polemoniaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                       Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber        x    Herbaceous         x    Perennial
Habit:  upright	Hard. Zone:   usda zone 3		Mature Size:  .7 to 1.3m spread by .6 to 1m
Leaf: lance shaped to elliptical, toothed thin  leaves					Fall/Winter color green
Leaf Arr.    x    Opposite         Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers:  tubular flower, fragrant, white other with cultivars having many color forms						Infl.:  terminal, panicle like cyme
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.     July.    August.      Sept.      Oct.)      Nov.      Dec.  (peak flower period)
Water Use:    x    High          Low		Soil: fertile					Exposure:    x   Sun   x   Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses:  border plant		Limitations:  highly susceptible to powdery mildew, needs good air flow					Other Features:  deadhead to prolong flowering