Warning: mysql_free_result() expects parameter 1 to be resource, null given in /home/sites/malverleys.co.uk/public_html/plant_detail.php on line 45 Malverleys Garden : Plant Database

Phlox maculata 'Alpha'

Family - Polemoniaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1m
Width - 45cm or more

Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit and upright stems. Glossy, dark green leaves are lanceolate in shape. Scented, salverform flowers are a bright shade of pink and each Bloom is subtly flushed with white. The flowers are held in dense panicles at the tips of the stems and are produced from early to mid-summer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Gallery Images:

Flower:

Scented, salverform flowers are a bright shade of pink and each bloom is flushed with white. The flowers are held in dense panicles atop upright stems and are produced in June and July.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Salverform flowers in panicles

Flowering time: June, July

Foliage:

Glossy dark green leaves are lanceolate in shape. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the tall, vertical stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Lanceolate

Propagation:

Cuttings, division.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.