Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'
Woodland Phlox 'May Breeze'
'May Breeze' has fragrant starry flowers of very pale blue, almost white, over a mound of green foliage. It is vigorous and boasts good disease resistance and is perfect for regions with hot and humid summer. Can easily be divided in early autumn.
Contributed by @plantagogo
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Woodland Phlox 'May Breeze'
Latin name
Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'
type
Evergreen Perennials
family
Polemoniaceae
ph
5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.60 M
0.40 M
Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze'
'May Breeze' has fragrant starry flowers of very pale blue, almost white, over a mound of green foliage. It is vigorous and boasts good disease resistance and is perfect for regions with hot and humid summer. Can easily be divided in early autumn.
Flowering Season
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Flowering season from late spring to early summer.
Plant container plants
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container plants in a sunny position.
Propagation by Softwood Cuttings
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Take soft wood cuttings in spring to early summer. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.
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