Phlox, Garden Phlox 'John Fanick'

Don't let the delicate looking blossoms on this plant fool you. This is one hardy phlox! It sails through our Texas summer like a troop...Read Moreer, weathering unbearable heat. I really wasn't sure this was going to came back after dying back in the winter but,sure enough, it was one of the first to poke through the ground. Unfortunately, mine is in a part shade area so I don't get a lot of blooms, but no matter, even the foliage is pretty. If you find this plant you need to get it and plant it in your yard!

San Antonio, TX
This phlox is named after John Fanick, a San Antonio nurseryman. An extremely hardy perennial having a compact gro...Read Morewth habit, it is 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide. It bears large clusters of light pink blossoms with darker pink throats. The foliage is dark green with the stems being more sturdy than many phlox. Best grown in direct sun, it tolerates heat and drought, plus it is powdery mildew resistent. Due to its outstanding qualities and ability to perform magnificently in our Texas heat, it has been named by the Texas A&M CEMAP program as a Texas SuperStar.

I appreciate the sturdiness of the stems on this phlox because the huge blooms stay more upright. The pale pink, almost white, flowers standout calling attention to themselves at the far end of my corner property. They can be seen for quite a distance. John Fanick Phlox have proven to be able to perform well in the 108 degree temperatures we experienced here this summer - they did not even wilt a bit. I had one plant I had not planted in the ground yet sitting on my patio in its original pot in full sun. The temperature registered 120 degrees from heat reflection and it was unfazed! My other in-ground phlox planted around the patio were wilting.