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'Opening Act Romance' Hybrid Phlox Phlox hybrid

Flower Season
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
22" 3'
Height: 20" - 22"
Spread: 2'8" - 3'
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  • Details

    Features

    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.

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    Fragrant Flower
    Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Hummingbirds
    Native to North America

    Characteristics

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Medium
    Garden Height: 
    20 - 22 Inches
    Spacing: 
    32 - 36 Inches
    Spread: 
    32 - 36 Inches
    Flower Colors: 
    Pink
    Flower Shade: 
    Rich lavender pink
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Thriller

    Plant Needs

    Light Requirement: 
    Part Sun to Sun

    The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

    Maintenance Category: 
    Easy
    Bloom Time: 
    Early Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Mid Summer
    Bloom Time: 
    Late Summer
    Hardiness Zones: 
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Fertile Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Acidic Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Uses: 
    Container
    Uses: 
    Cut Flower
    Uses: 
    Landscape
    Uses: 
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Grows best in consistently moist, well-drained soil and full sun. Thrives with regular fertilization. Provide good air circulation.

    'Opening Act Romance' Phlox hybrid USPP 33,101
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    • I planted 3 bare roots directly into a flower bed last fall and they are thriving here in zone 7. They all bloomed from April until August with just a little deadheading. I will definitely be getting more because they are hardy and easy to grow.

      Rob
      , Oklahoma
      , United States
      , 16 weeks ago
  • 1 Award

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    2022 Top Performer Michigan State University
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