rouge, I had Minnie Pearl years ago. It was healthy and bloomed well. I maybe the only one but for me it spread like the dickens from those thick white roots. Much like some asters and campanulas do here. Ended up removing it rather than dealing with keeping it under control. If memory serves me well it was floppy. Maybe I wasn't cutting back after flowering don't remember. Could see it doing well at the edge of woods or an area where exuberant plants battle for territory.

I think I'm tempted to order this one up, though won't overly amend the soil and sinking some edging material deeply around it.

I have had Minnie for three years and it has only spread modestly. Not really a problem for me. One plus is that it is disease free, which is more than I can say for a lot of my other Phlox, which I removed from the bed they were in. I had Franz Schubert, David, Nicky, and a seedling that resembled Delta Snow. I had moved all these from our last house so I know they were at least 8 years old. Some of the clumps got smaller through the years, and every year the mildew on them would get a little worse. Last summer, we pulled them all out and I'm starting again to add phlox to this area.

I still have Minnie in another bed. And Eva Cullum is in another bed.

As far as disease resistance goes, I'd have to say that Minnie Pearl is very, very good. It's in full sun and does not get overly tall. It doesn't fall over in the rain either, which is another plus. My Minnie came from a garden friend who worked at a green house. She said that it was the only phlox there that didn't come down with mildew during the summer, even with all the abuse the help there heaped on the perennials. At times, workers would forget to water them, or they would get too much water on their leaves from the hoses. In spite of that, the leaves on Minnie Pearl stayed clean and healthy.

Linda

Excellent Linda. You have sealed the deal. In my garden it will go this coming season.