General Culture:

Grow in moderately fertile, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Best in full sun. Prefers rich, moist, organic soils. Needs good air circulation (space well and thin out stems as needed) to help combat potential powdery mildew problems. Intolerant of drought and needs to be watered in dry spells. Avoid overhead watering however. Appreciates a summer mulch which helps keep the root zone cool. This is a patented plant that does not produce viable seed.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

‘Empty Feelings’ is a garden phlox cultivar that does not generate typical phlox flowers, but instead produces branching terminal panicles with numerous clusters of golden brown bract-like structures. Panicles appear from July to September. ‘Empty Feelings’ is otherwise an upright, conical perennial that typically grows to 30” tall on stiff stems that seldom need staking. It has narrow, opposite, pointed, elliptic, deep green leaves (to 5” long). This unusual plant is a naturally occurring mutation of P. paniculata ‘Popeye’. The name phlox is derived from the Greek word for flame. U. S. Plant Patent PP12,969 issued September 17, 2002.