Phlox paniculata ‘Blue Paradise’
Blooming Time
Exposure
`Blue Paradise’ is a fine, relatively mildew resistant selection with huge panicles of lovely lavender blue, white centered, finely fragrant hummingbird and butterfly attracting flowers from mid summer to fall. Carried atop stout stems of pleasantly green foliage, the flowers of `Blue Paradise’ are an easy combination with other selections of phlox, but go well as a backdrop to numerous companions.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Violet to Purple
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
3½'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Stout stems of pleasantly green foliage carrying huge panicles of lovely lavender blue, white colored, finely fragrant hummingbird and butterfly attracting flowers.
Landscape Value
Great perennial companion especially as a backdrop. Can also be used as a small scale ground cover.
Care
Watering:
'Blue Paradise' Garden Phlox requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
'Blue Paradise' 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:
'Blue Paradise' 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.