Phlox paniculata EARLY® MAGENTA perennial phlox
size/type
low perennial,mid-sized perennial
usual height
0,3-0,4m
usual width
0,2-0,3m
leaves
deciduous broadleaf
colour of leaves
flowers
showy
colour of flowers
blooming time
June-September
location
full to partial sun
soil type
any (acidic to alkaline)
soil moisture requirements
evenly moist (dislikes drought)
USDA zone (lowest)
4 (down to -34°C)
winter protection
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
categorized
Phlox
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. EARLY START™ is a great series from the Netherlands comprising of compact, almost dwarf hybrid summer phlox (panicle type). They bloom earlier and make compact tufts with shorter stems, and absolutely healthy foliage.Description of the plant:
EARLY® MAGENTA is another of the great EARLY START™ summer phlox. From about mid June appear large panicles of numerous, bright magenta purple flowers which open continuously for almost 3 months. The first panicle has two flushes of flowers and once the second flush has gone, remove the panicle to encourage formation of new lateral branches with new flower buds to continue blooming until August. The flowers are fragrant and attract butterflies. Stems are dark green with red hues just like new foliage that matures to dark green and is completely disease resistant. 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. EARLY START™ phlox prefer partial shade or filtered sun but will bloom in full sun, too, unless you let them dry out. Hardy to about -34°C (USDA zone 4) and suitable for outdoor pots.
Last update 30-06-2022
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GLOSSARY
- STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
- DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
- EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
- STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
- HOBBY - These plants are of the same quality as our standard-quality plants but younger and therefore cheaper.
- SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
- HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
- FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
- GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
