What hardiness zones is Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' suitable for?

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' is suitable for USDA hardiness zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

What are the sun requirements for Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'?

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' requires Part Shade.

How much water does Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' need?

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' has Medium water needs.

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' (May Breeze Woodland Phlox)

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Perennials

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'

May Breeze Woodland Phlox

Polemoniaceae

Garden selection; species native to eastern North America

At a Glance

TypePerennial

HabitSpreading

FoliageSemi-evergreen

Height10-15 inches (25-38 cm)

Width12-18 inches (30-45 cm)

Maturity2 years

Growing Zones

USDA Hardiness Zones

3 - 8

Zone 3 Zone 4 Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 Zone 8

These zones indicate the coldest temperatures this plant can typically survive.

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Frost Tolerancehardy

Key Features

Attracts Pollinators Attracts Butterflies Attracts Hummingbirds Fragrant (light)Container Friendly

Native to North America

Maintenancevery low

Overview

Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' is a white-flowered woodland phlox selection that grows 10–15 inches (25–38 cm) tall and spreads by stolons. Creamy-white to very pale ice-blue five-petaled flowers 1.5 inches (4 cm) across with a faint blue eye at the center appear in April and May. The near-white color brightens dark woodland areas where the blue-flowered species would recede into the shade. The faint blue eye adds a delicate detail visible at close range. The cultivar name evokes the fresh, airy quality of a May breeze — light, white, and gentle. The same stoloniferous spreading habit, semi-evergreen ground cover, and woodland conditions as the species apply. Light sweet fragrance. Plant alongside the blue-flowered species or 'Blue Moon' for a blue-and-white woodland carpet. Moist, humus-rich soil under deciduous trees. Deer may browse the foliage.

Native Range

The species Phlox divaricata is native to eastern North America. 'May Breeze' is a garden selection for white to pale ice-blue flower color.

Suggested Uses

Used as a woodland ground cover where white flowers are desired to brighten dark shade. Plant with blue-flowered woodland phlox for a two-tone spring carpet. The white illuminates shaded areas that blue flowers cannot brighten.

How to Identify

Identified by creamy-white to very pale ice-blue five-petaled flowers with a faint blue eye on a low spreading woodland mat. The white to near-white color distinguishes this from the blue-flowered species and 'Blue Moon'. The faint blue eye at the center is a subtle diagnostic detail.