Phlox ‘Fashionably Early Lavender Ice’ has pale lavender flowers with a lavender pink eye. It grows 28 – 30 inches high and blooms in early to mid-summer with dark green foliage. It may re-bloom in the fall. It is attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds and is hardy in zones 4 - 8. The genus name is from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the many bright colors of some varieties.