Phlox

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Beautiful fragrant flower clusters attract butterflies to the garden. Lovely in summer bouquets and stunning in the flower garden, planted with bee balm, Shasta daisy, cranesbill, daylily and ornamental grasses. This cultivar is compact and quite weather tolerant. Remove faded flowers to prolong blooming.

Companion Plants

Red Hot Poker

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Red Hot Poker

Vibrant flowers attract hummingbirds and make long-lasting cut flowers. Spectacular specimen for perennial or mixed shrub gardens, especially when planted in large groups. Attractive planted with caryopteris, Russian sage and catmint. Water regularly while in bloom to prolong flowering.

Fountain Grass

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Fountain Grass

Spectacular and long blooming. Excellent planted with spring-flowering bulbs, at water's edge, and in combination with rudbeckia, Russian sage and tall sedum. Attractive fall color and winter effect. Plumes are valued in flower arrangements.

Lilyturf

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Lilyturf

Lush foliage and beautiful flowers are lovely at garden or woodland edges, in rock gardens or even indoors as a houseplant. An outstanding ground cover, it will even perform in dry shade. Cut back in early spring to promote new growth.

Details

Common name

Phlox

Botanical name

Phlox

Variety

21st Century Blue

Zone

USDA 9 - 11

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Bloom color

Purple

Bloom time

summer-fall

Light

sun

Height

8-10" (20-25 cm)

Habit

mounded

Water

weekly during dry spells

Feed

use all-purpose

Maintenance

mulch to reduce weeds