North Shore Plant Club
May Breeze Phlox (Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze')
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| Deciduous Perennial in the Polemoniaceae Family | |
A compact, pale-flowered selection of Wild Sweet William chosen by renowned designer Piet Oudolf - fragrant, nearly-white blooms over a small, slow-spreading woodland mound. |
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'May Breeze' is a compact selection of Wild Sweet William (Phlox divaricata), selected by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf and introduced through North Creek Nurseries. Its loose clusters of fragrant, pale blue-to-almost-white flowers open in mid to late spring and attract butterflies. It spreads slowly by rhizomes rather than aggressively, and tolerates a bit more sun than the species type where summer soil stays consistently moist. |
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Plant Data | |
| Mature Size | 9 - 12 inches tall. 9 - 12 inches wide. |
| Sun Exposure | Full Shade - Partial Shade |
| Moisture Tolerance | Medium - Wet |
| Zones | 3a - 8b (Usually hardy to -40° F) |
| Tags | Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Wildlife, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Dry Shade Tolerant, Edging, Extended Bloom Time, Filler, For a Shady Spot, Formal Garden, Fragrant, Full Shade, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rain Garden, Good for Rock Garden, Groundcover, Low Maintenance, Medium, Nativar, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, Partial Shade, Perennial, Prairie Garden, Rabbit Resistant, Reblooms, Showy Flowers, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Salt, Well-Drained Soil, Wet, Wet Site Tolerant |
| Bloom Period | April to May |
| Flower Color | Pale Blue to Almost White |
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Past Availability2025 : 04/13 - 10/042024 : 06/12 - 09/21 |
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We try very hard to source exactly what you’d like, but sometimes growers run out of plants! While this variety is a great deal at the price shown, we know that it has limited availability. If you want the plant even if it might be more expensive, or in a different size or quantity -- after you place your order, just send us a quick note at help@northshoreplantclub.com. Then, we’ll try to get you some version of this from one of our growers. And if we can’t get it from anywhere, of course, we’ll send a refund!
Plants which are well-adapted to our local climate are most often field-grown (outside). Field-grown plants are generally cheaper and have the advantage of already somewhat acclimated to our cold winters, but that means they’re not artificially far along in the spring and tend to bloom at the normal time in our area.
Spring annuals and tender perennials are typically grown in Greenhouses so they can be ready and luxurious exactly when customers want them. Some perennials are also “forced” into early bloom in greenhouses. In May, there can be a very big difference between field-grown and greenhouse-grown plants of the same type. The latter typically look good right away (so they’re a great choice where that’s important), but we typically pay a premium for it.
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We order from a rotating cast of the best nurseries in the Great Lakes region. It looks like we've offered this plant in the past, but the nurseries we're working with this week don't appear to have it in stock at the moment.
Our goal is to bring as many plants together under "one roof" as possible, so we'll try hard to make it available again in the future!