Phlox drummondii ‘Art Shades Mix’ seeds- (Annual phlox)

$4.10

An easily grown plant which rewards with sweetly scented blooms in a variety of colours .The flowers are excellent for cutting.

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Description

This phlox has long stems ( approx 50 cm). The colour range is pure white to cream, pink, rose, buff, buttercup, yellow, gray, lavender-mauve, purple, blue and maroon, with the darker colors in the centers as small eyes or star shaped accents. It makes an easy to grow annual which also makes a good cut flower

Sowing advice

Sow indoors in seed trays or pots, in spring. Sow outdoors in early summer

Sow 15mm deep into moist well-drained seed raising mix. Cover lightly with seed raising mix . Propagate at 13-15°C. Germination takes 10-21 days. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to 8cm pots. Pinch out growing points when the plant is 8cm tall to encourage a bushy habit. Plant out as the weather warms with 25cm spacing. Can be sown directly where they are to flower in early summer.

Additional information

Classification

Annual

Common Name

Summer Phlox

Family

Polemoniaceae

Maximum Height

approx 60 cm

Number of seeds in packet

approx 30