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First Impression: A compact Phlox with a long bloom time and good disease resistance. Magenta flowers are held atop of this 2′ plant and make a good cut flower in addition to being pollinator magnets.

Habitat & Hardiness: Phlox x ‘Wanda’ is a cultivar and so is not found in the wild. This cultivar is hardy in USDA Zones 5-10

Plant Description: This cultivar, with uncertain parentage, is a hybrid with a compact form featuring large magenta flowers atop slender stems and glossy dark green leaves.

Cultural & Maintenance Needs: Wanda Phlox needs well-drained soil and full sun for best flowering but will tolerate dappled shade.

Landscape Uses: Incorporate this cultivar into perennial borders, cottage gardens and cut flower gardens. Wanda Phlox is also a splendid addition to pollinator gardens, mass plantings, butterfly gardens and container gardens. Butterfly Garden; Container Garden ;Cottage Garden; Deer Resistant Plantings; Living/Green Mulch; Mass/Group Planting; Low Maintenance Gardens; Perennial Borders; Pollinator Garden; Water-Wise Landscape/ Xeriscape; Rock Garden; Cut/Dried Flower Garden.

Ecological Benefits: Butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators have all been known to visit this cultivar.

Companion/Understudy Plants: Try pairing Wanda Phlox with Panicum virgatum ‘Northwind’; Phlox divaricata; Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’; Phlox divaricata ‘May Breeze’; Aquilegia canadensis; Echinacea purpurea; Liatris spicata; Coreopsis lanceolata; Monarda fistulosa; Monarda bradburiana; If Phlox ‘Wanda’ is not available consider Achillea millefolium; Penstemon digitalis; Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ depending on your site’s cultural conditions.

Trivia: The story is that a woman named Wanda gave this phlox to Allan Armitage who planted it int he trial gardens at the University of Georgia. It became a very popular plant and was never patented so it has become common and popular in horticultural circles.