Ice Cap Garden Phlox
$77.00 Original price was: $77.00.$23.10Current price is: $23.10.
1000 in stock
SKU: OJTWM8k1P1
Category: PLANTS
LIGHT: Full sun, Partial sun
WATER: Keep soil moderately moist.
SIZE: Fast growing to 3 to 4 ft. tall, 2 ft. wide.
| Description | Fragrant flowers in domed-shaped clusters appear on tall stems in summer. Great plant for the back of a sunny perennial border. In hot climates, provide partial shade. Perennial. |
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| Bloom Time | Summer to mid-fall |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Herbaceous |
| Special Features | Attracts Butterflies, Waterwise, Attracts Pollinators |
| Problems/Solutions | Very Wet Areas |
| Growth Rate | Fast |
| Growth Habit | Upright |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border |
| Design Ideas | Phlox is the quintessential component of the perennial border. Adds to beds along foundations and fence lines. Insert into good soil at the bright edge of woodlands. An American native that belongs in cottage, country and historic gardens of the eastern states. |
| Flower Color | White |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Companion Plants | Phlox belongs with other big Americans such as Doubledecker Coneflower, (Echinacea purpurea ‘Doubledecker’), Little Joe Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed, (Eupatorium dubium ‘Little Joe’), Dodd’s Red Creek American Holly, (Ilex opaca ‘Dodd’s Red Creek’) and Golden American Elder, (Sambucus canadensis ‘Aurea’) |
| Care Instructions | Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Remove old flowers to prolong flowering. Cut back to the ground at the end of the season. |
| History | This very large genus of perennial flowers was named by Linnaeus from the Greek for flame to describe the flowers. It contains about fifty species native to North America, with just one found in Siberia. It is native to fertile bottomlands and meadows of the east from New York to Arkansas and Georgia. |
| Lore | Phlox has been used as a medicinal plant by the many Native American tribes within its range |