Phlox glaberrima (Marsh Phlox) Flower Like other sumacs

Like other sumacs

A shrub with white "puff ball" flowers that grows in a nice clump 3' tall

Second Photo By Evan Barker

Height 2'-8'

One of the host species for the buckeye butterfly

Phlox glaberrima (Marsh Phlox) Flower Like other sumacsPhlox glaberrima (Marsh Phlox) is a lovely perennial that loves savanna (part sun) and moist conditions although it can tolerate normal soils if watered. Its flowers are quite nice and is cultivated in gardens widely, hence the common name Garden Phlox. Marsh Phlox is found "wild" in many counties in Illinois, but around the Chicago area, there is debate if it is truly native here or if it was introduced from farther south. In any case, most of the