Phlox paniculata ‘Sweet Summer Red’ ~ Monrovia® Sweet Summer™ Red Garden Phlox-ServeScape

Phlox paniculata ‘Sweet Summer Red’

Monrovia® Sweet Summer™ Red Garden Phlox

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Monrovia® Red Garden Phlox is a native compact perennial with a bushy habit and sturdy stems covered with dark green lance-shaped foliage.  Dense panicles of large fragrant magenta red flowers bloom from mid spring through summer.  Best flowering in full sun and rich, moist, well-drained soils.  The Sweet Summer series has improved disease resistance.

Phlox paniculata provides nectar to butterflies, skippers, Sphinx and Hummingbird moths, and hummingbirds.  

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

East N. America; GA Native

Height: 

1.5' - 2'

Spread: 

1' - 1.5’

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 8

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Red

Season of Interest:

Spring, Summer

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance.  Water regularly, but do not water from overhead or overcrowd plants to avoid powdery mildew.  Cut to ground and clean garden area in winter helps prevent mildew infection in next growing season.  Spider mites can be a problem in hot and dry climates. Taller stems may need staking. Deadheading prolongs bloom.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, , Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Wildlife Garden, Native Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Beardtongue, Speedwell, Clematis 

IMAGE: Photo by Syngenta Flowers, Sweet Summer™ Red

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Phlox paniculata ‘Sweet Summer Red’ ~ Monrovia® Sweet Summer™ Red Garden Phlox-ServeScape

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