Opening Act Romance Phlox (Phlox 'Opening Act Romance')
flox 'Opening Act Romance'

Deciduous Perennial in the Polemoniaceae Family
 
 
Available May 7
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#1 gallon Greenhouse $21.31
Available May 14
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#1 gallon Greenhouse $21.31
Available May 21
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#1 gallon Greenhouse $21.31
Available June 4
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#1 gallon Greenhouse $21.31
 
This early blooming Phlox will add a long season of color to your garden with its rich lavender pink flowers. Flowers have a small white halo at the center. Forms a dome-like habit.

About Phloxes

Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata) add tall, bright color to the late summer garden. Phlox is a genus of 67 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie. Some flower in spring, others in summer and fall. Flowers may be pale blue, violet, pink, bright red, or white.

Garden Phlox brings lasting, mid summer color to the landscape on tall, thick columns of flowers, and are some of the easiest perennials to grow. They establish quickly with full sun, and are known for their pleasant vanilla-clove fragrance. Just a few phlox will add major color to your whole garden. Most varieties today are both deer and mildew resistant. 

Phlox are grown for their abundant flowering.  Phlox are highly attractive to butterflies. Some species are so completely covered with flowers while in bloom that it is impossible to see any leaves. Wild species and virtually all cultivars bloom in the cool color range, ranging from white to pink, rose, red, magenta, purple, and blue. Some cultivars have flowers with multiple colors, often with a contrasting eye zone or petal edge. Flowers have five petals and are held in clusters above the foliage. Bloom time varies from early spring while daffodils are blooming to mid-to-late summer. Spring blooming species generally have a short, intense bloom period of 2 to 3 weeks, while summer flowering phlox may bloom over several months if old, spent flowers are removed regularly.

 

 

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Plant Data

Mature Size 22 inches tall. 32 - 36 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Partial Sun - Full Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium -
Zones 4a - 8b (Usually hardy to -30° F)
Tags Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Container, Deciduous, Deer Resistant, Edging, Filler, Formal Garden, Full Sun, Good for Beginners, Good for Borders, Good for Butterfly Garden, Good for Cottage Garden, Good for Cut Flowers, Good for Mass Planting, Good for Rain Garden, Good for Rock Garden, Groundcover, Low Maintenance, Medium, Native to North America, Non-Allergenic, Normal Soil, Partial Sun, Perennial, Prairie Garden, Reblooms, Showy Flowers, Thrillers, Tolerant of Moist Soil, Tolerant of Poor Soil, Tolerant of Salt, Well-Drained Soil
Flower Color Rich lavender pink
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2024 : 02/08 - 05/18

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Field-Grown vs. Greenhouse-Grown Plants

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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