Phlox drummondii ‘ Beauty series ‘ – Phlox of Sheep’ seeds -( Annual phlox)

$4.90

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Description

This is a very pretty  mixture of soft salmon, cream, yellow, pink and white . Phlox make very good cut flowers  and do well outside in the garden. This series  has plants which exhibit smaller bushier forms than  the grandiflora variety but have all of the other qualities including having the lovely flower heads which gardeners enjoy. The blooms  are softly fragrant

Sowing advice

Sow in spring and early summer. Sow in seed trays or pots
Care:  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 35 cm

Number of seeds in packet

approx 40