- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Height: 8 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Ideal for: Containers, Patio, Tubs
A spectacular new Phlox, especially recommended for growing in containers. Delicious sparkling red, green and white striped flowers, appear like small, crystallized sweeties above the neat compact mounds of foliage, creating a mouthwatering display on a sunny patio.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | Indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost |
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Germinate at 21-24C (70-75F) on the surface of a good free draining, damp seed sowing mix. Apply a layer of vermiculite or sowing mix, 1.5mm (1/16in) deep. Place in a propagator or seal container inside a plastic bag and cover to exclude light until after germination which usually takes 10-21 days. Check seedlings daily.
Phlox can also be sown outdoors in spring where it is to flower, 1.5mm (1/16in) deep in rows 30cm (12in) apart. Thin seedlings when large enough to handle to 30cm (12in).
Growing Instructions
Transplant seedlings, when large enough to handle, into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Remove growing points when 7.5cm (3in) high to encourage a bushy habit. Plant outside after all risk of frost, 23cm (9in) apart.
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