Phlox drummondii '21st Century' (Mix)
Drummond's Phlox '21st Century' (Mix)
Phlox Drummondii is an erect, bushy annual with heart shaped pale green foliage. It bears umbrella shaped flower heads of small flat white, yellow, red or violet flowers. The annuals are usually trouble free. '21st Century' is a commercial mix of annual phlox which produces flowers in bold colours such as red, white, purple, mauve and pink.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Drummond's Phlox '21st Century' (Mix)
Latin name
Phlox drummondii '21st Century' (Mix)
type
Half-Hardy Annual
family
Polemoniaceae
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5.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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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
0.25 M
0.25 M
Phlox drummondii '21st Century' (Mix)
Phlox Drummondii is an erect, bushy annual with heart shaped pale green foliage. It bears umbrella shaped flower heads of small flat white, yellow, red or violet flowers. The annuals are usually trouble free. '21st Century' is a commercial mix of annual phlox which produces flowers in bold colours such as red, white, purple, mauve and pink.
Plant container plants
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Plant container plants in a sunny position.
Propagation by Root cutting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Carefully lift the plant out of the ground, do not to damage its roots. Rinse the roots in water to remove all soil. With a sharp knife, take off 5cm lengths of pencil thin roots. Fill pots with compost to which grit has been added, lay the cuttings, spaced out, on top. Cover with a thin layer of compost. Water well, label pots and place in a in a cold frame or somewhere cool indoors. Replant the parent plant.
Propagation by Division
From Mid Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Using a fork dig up the plant, try to keep the root ball as complete as possible. Split the root ball at the centre with a sharp knife or a spade. Replant the plants to the same depth as the original and keep well watered until established.
Flowering
From Early Summer TO Late Summer
Phlox have a long flowering season through Summer. Depending on the variety, they flower from early Summer right through to late Summer
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