Phlox paniculata Bambini® Sweet Tart PP30,830
Blooming Time
Exposure
A sweet treat for small spaces, Bambini® Sweet Tart is crowned with clouds of bright pink, sweet smelling flower clusters atop compact well-branched plants. Prized for its dwarf habit, Bambini® Sweet Tart is perfect for containers, but is also useful in smaller gardens and borders.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Rose to Pink
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
14"
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
We sell this plant in these containers:
Special Characteristics
Features
Clouds of bright pink, sweet smelling flower clusters atop compact well-branched plants.
Landscape Value
Bambini® Sweet Tart is perfect for containers, but is also useful in smaller gardens and borders.
Care
Watering:
Bambini® Sweet Tart Phlox requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
Bambini® Sweet Tart 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:
Bambini® Sweet Tart 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.