Phlox ‘Forever Pink’ PP29,418
Blooming Time
Exposure
This short but stout hybrid has long-lasting flowers, with an initial blast of purplish pink panicles in June, followed by repeat blooms well into October. It is dense and upright, forming attractive clumps of strong, mildew-resistant, light green foliage. `Forever Pink’ prefers moist, well drained soil, but it is drought tolerant once established, ensuring that it becomes a long-lived mainstay in the landscape.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
16"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Short and stout with long-lasting flowers, purplish pink panicles. Dense and upright, forming attractive clumps of strong, mildew-resistant, light green foliage.
Landscape Value
Moderate to large scale ground cover, accent or companion planting.
Care
Watering:
`Forever Pink' Garden Phlox requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
`Forever Pink' Garden Phlox benefits from regular feeding and likely will grow best with: a spring (May) application of slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and a summer (July) application of slow release fertilizer with a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) at a rate of about 10 pound per 1000 square feet, and and an early fall (September) application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) at a rate of 15 pounds per 1000 square feet to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
`Forever Pink' Garden Phlox should be enjoyed all winter long, then, during early April before it begins to grow again, it should be pruned or mowed back to ground level.