Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh'

Also Known As

Phlox paniculata 'Darwin's Choice'
Phlox paniculata 'Nora Leigh'
Darwin's Choice Tall Garden Phlox
Norah Leigh Tall Garden Phlox

Plant type

perennial

size

H: 3'-4'
W: 16"-40"

planting zones

4a-10b

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Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh' plant details

Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial with green, variegated and white foliage. In summer pink and white flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, clay, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh'

Plant type: perennial
Plant family: polemoniaceae
Foliage: deciduous green, variegated and white
Mature size: 16 IN - 40 IN - wide, 3 FT - 4 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and white blooms in summer
Uses: border plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, fragrant, long-blooming, mildew-resistant, showy

GROWING CONDITIONS for Phlox paniculata 'Norah Leigh'

USDA Zones: 4a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer
Soil needs: average, clay, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Highly-variegated foliage, mostly cream with a narrow scribble of green in the center, makes this unusual phlox an eye-catcher all season, even before its pink flowers appear. S/M

By: Forestfarm

A slow-growing phlox with crisp green leaves boldly edged in buttery-yellow. Panicles of soft pink or white flowers with a dark rose eye. Creates a bright spot in the garden! Good mildew resistance.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

One doesn't plant 'Norah Leigh' for the flowers but for the broadly-variegated foliage, which adds a season-long bright spot in the border. For after all, phlox, while admirable in so many ways, has on the whole rather uninteresting foliage. Surprisingly good mildew resistance for a variegated phlox, and in good garden conditions there shouldn't be any mildew at all. And even if there were, you wouldn't notice it on these leaves. Flowers appear very late in the season, and are a pearly pinkish-white, with tiny pale-plum eyes and tubes. Untroubled by leaf scorch, which is unusual in many variegated plants. Any green stems that appear should be pulled out by the root. (This description is identical to that for ?Darwin?s Choice? because, as far as I can tell, the plants themselves are identical.)

By: Summersweet Gardens at Perennial Pleasures

Showy white edged foliage accents palest pink to white blossoms with a deeper pink eye. 3-4'. Mildew isn't much of a problem since it is hard to distinguish the mildew on the variegated foliage.