Phlox SWEET SUMMER™ 'Rose' perennial phlox
size/type
mid-sized perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,5-0,6m
usual width
0,3-0,5m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
July-October
location
full to partial sun
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
I love seeing that even so called old-fashioned plants such as perennial phlox still attract breeders’ attention and they invest time and energy in crossbreeding and selecting new, hardier, healthier, and more beautiful varieties. SWEET SUMMER™ is a great series that proves this fact. In late 2016 there were 15 named varieties including this one.
Description of the plant:
SWEET SUMMER™ Rose phlox offers an attractive combination of very light pink petals and striking neon purple pink eye. It blooms from early July and continues until early October if regularly deadheaded. Just don't be too quick with this - there are new branches with more buds coming out just beneath the main panicle. It is densely branched and bushy. Lance-shaped leaves are short, mid green, and very healthy.Growing phlox is easy. It likes almost any garden soil, fertile or poor, but with enough nutrients the flowering will be heavier and the plant will not suffer common phlox diseases. They are long-lived plants that will stay in your garden until you dig them out. Sunny location is preferred but will flower in partial shade, too. Hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4).
Last update 28-12-2016
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