Phlox ‘Starfire’ Live Bare Root Plant - Bright Red Summer Flowers, Pollinator-Friendly Perennial

Phlox ‘Starfire’ Live Bare Root Plant Overview

Phlox ‘Starfire’ is a vibrant herbaceous perennial known for its bright cherry-red flowers that bloom from mid to late summer. This upright, clump-forming plant features deep green foliage with a reddish tint, adding texture and color to flower beds, borders, and pollinator gardens. It is especially attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, making it a valuable addition to wildlife-friendly landscapes.

Key Features

• Produces bright cherry-red flowers during summer
• Attracts pollinators such as butterflies and hummingbirds
• Grows to a height of 24–36 inches
• Upright, clump-forming growth habit
• Excellent choice for cut flower arrangements

Growing Information

Phlox ‘Starfire’ thrives in USDA Zones 4–8 and prefers full sun but can tolerate partial shade. It grows best in moist, well-drained soil. This perennial is suitable for flower beds, borders, and cutting gardens, providing long-lasting color and fragrance throughout the summer months.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.