Phlox paniculata ‘Red Riding Hood’
Blooming Time
Exposure
‘Red Riding Hood’ phlox is compact yet sturdy and provides a brilliant display of bright cherry-red blooms from mid to late-summer. These flowers are luminous, fragrant, attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds, and borne in large numbers. Great uses include edging, container planting, and companion planting.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Red
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Luminous cherry-red flowers bloom from mid to late-summer. The bright display is wonderful for attracting pollinators.
Landscape Value
Compact and sturdy, use as an edging, in mixed garden beds, and even in containers.
Care
Watering:
'Red Riding Hood' Garden Phlox requires a fair amount of supplemental watering and often requires watering on a regular basis during the growing season.
Fertilizing:
'Red Riding Hood' 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:
'Red Riding Hood' 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.