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Phlox Cover Girl

Garden Girls™ Series Garden Phlox
$14.95 $8.97 ea.
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Mid-Summer to Frost Flowers
Large conical deep lavender-purple flower panicles, each charming floret with a white center halo adds sophisticated elegance for a striking statuesque backdrop. Taking center stage, Phlox Cover Girl struts fragrant floral displays from mid-summer to frost. A showstopper in the garden or your favorite vase. Top-notch mildew resistance! A beauty from the Garden Girls™ Collection. Garden Phlox add a punch of color and heady fragrance to any summer border. When most plants are on their summer siesta; Garden Phlox, known as the ‘backbone’ of the perennial border, provide a range of welcome color. A showstopper in the garden or your favorite vase. Top-notch mildew resistance.

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Code PHCG

Patent PP32,323

Plant Type Perennials

Species paniculata

Height Tall 38-42"

Spacing Plant 24-28" apart

Bloom Time Mid-Summer to Late Summer

Sun / Shade Full Sun

Zones 3-8

Soil Type Normal, Sandy, Clay

Water Needs Medium

Sold In Plantable Pots

Special Features

  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Good for Cut Flowers
  • Fragrant
  • Attracts Hummingbirds
  • Long-Blooming

Phlox General Information

Phlox paniculata provide unsurpassed flowering in summer, clear crisp colors and fragrant flowers in profusion. Good cut flower, a choice selection for the colder zones. We specifically carry disease-resistant Phlox varieties. Idaho has restricted all potted plant material from being shipped into Idaho at this time.

Phlox Plant Care

Prefers moist, humus-rich soil. Phlox can be divided every 3-5 years in spring or fall. In spring, just as new growth appears, dig up the plant and divide clump with a sharp knife or spade into at least 2 or 3 shoots and a portion of the root system. Plants divided in fall should be mulched with a 4-6” layer of straw or pine needles to prevent heaving. Remove mulch in early spring. Cut back by 1/2 in late spring/early summer to encourage more compact plants. Shear off spent blooms just above foliage. To help avoid the possibility of mildew; provide plants with good air circulation (in spring, snip out all but 4-6 stems in a mature clump), avoid drought-like conditions, site plants where they will get sufficient light of six hours or more each day. Should a spray program become necessary, products exist on the market for prevention and control. Removing mature blooms will prevent seeding, if not desired. Clean up spent foliage in spring.