An early bloomer, ‘Flamingo’ brings its light lavender-pink flowers to the party weeks earlier than other Phlox. It is also far more disease-resistant and sturdy stemmed than the paniculatas, making sure not to ruin its fine floral display with powdery mildew and a flop onto the ground. At 3–4 feet tall it’s certainly noticeable, and its slowly spreading habit makes a clump that puts off more and more of these tall plumes each year.