Phlox Light Pink Flame ('Bareleven'PBR)
phlox [Light Pink Flame]
A compact, clump-forming perennial to about 40cm with whorls of dark green, lance-shaped foliage and large, terminal heads of fragrant, pink flowers with a dark pink eye from mid-summer to early autumn
Size
Ultimate height
0.1–0.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.1–0.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Pink | Green | ||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Genus
Phlox may be evergreen or herbaceous, mat-forming or erect perennials or shrubs, with simple leaves and salver-shaped flowers in terminal clusters
- Name status
Trade
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow in moist soil in full sun
Propagation
Propagate by division in autumn or spring, by basal cuttings in spring or by root cuttings in early autumn or winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Cut flowers
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
Deadhead to prolong flowering then cut down to the ground in late autumn
Pests
May be susceptible to stem and bulb eelworm
Diseases
May be susceptible to powdery mildews, grey moulds and leafy gall
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