'Early Start® Cerise' Phlox paniculata (Dwarf Garden Phlox)

Cultivar Notes -

Early Start® Cerise

This hybrid compact selection blooms earlier than other traditional paniculata types and produces large clusters of fragrant, bright fuchsia-pink flowers.

Series Notes -

Early Start®

Other Plants in the Early Start® Series available this season at Vite Greenhouses

Dwarf Garden Phlox
'Early Start® Magenta'

Dwarf Garden Phlox
'Early Start® Purple Eye'

Species Notes -

Phlox paniculata

Garden phlox is another classic and popular perennial with many new flower colors. The large, Hydrangea-like flower clusters of Summer Phlox create a spectacular show in the summer border. Sweetly fragrant as well, the flowers waft their scent over quite a distance. Phlox have an exceptional long bloom time and provide much-needed color in the garden mid- to late-summer.

Phlox paniculata is most recognized by its long-lasting display of fragrant, intensely colored flower clusters during mid-summer. This old fashioned perennial also is commonly known as garden phlox or tall phlox. Because of improved breeding and plant selection, garden phlox is regaining popularity as improved cultivars come into the market.

Phlox paniculata performs well across a wide portion of the United States, throughout USDA Hardiness Zones 3-8 and AHS Heat Zones 8-1. It prefers full sun, although in the South it performs best when partial shade is provided. This native American perennial is commonly used as an aromatic border plant to attract hummingbirds and butterflies to the garden, for accent plantings and as a cut flower.

Genus Notes -

Phlox

Europeans first became aware of Phlox around the 1630s, after the exploration of eastern North America by John Tradescant the Younger. But only in the eighteenth century did the gardens of Europe receive this species from various American colonies. As botanical explorers ventured farther west, more kinds of Phlox were found.

Through hybridization and selection, the varieties of Phlox grown today far surpass their predecessors in depth and breadth of color, length of bloom, plant habit, and general constitution. Improvement continues to this day.

The large trusses of flowers held atop sturdy, leafy stems offer rich, sweet scents. Their fragrance readily wafts about the garden, traveling amazing distances through the air. The low-growing varieties of Phlox, with their showy flowers, are particular favorites and bloom in spring or early summer.

There are big Phlox and small Phlox, spring Phlox and summer Phlox. All produce masses of five-petaled, often fragrant flowers in a range of colors. Garden Phlox need rich, evenly moist soil, creeping Phlox require excellent drainage.

Growing Notes -

Dwarf Garden Phlox

Plant in full sun in areas with good air circulation to preven mildew.

Dwarf Garden Phlox ‘Early Start® Cerise’Phlox paniculata (‘Early Start®’ Series) Unavailable in 2024

Dwarf Garden Phlox ‘Early Start® Cerise’
Phlox paniculata (‘Early Start®’ Series)
Unavailable in 2024