Fashionably Early Lavender Ice Tall Phlox

Blooming 2-3 weeks earlier than the typical phlox, the Phlox Fashionably Early Lavender Ice boasts a countless profusion of simple pale lavender flowers with a lavender pink center. Mass planting can create the effect of a beautiful sea of fluffy white as the bushes are practically covered by blossoms. Prized for their disease resistance and thick, dark green foliage, they are a wonderful addition to mixed borders or beds. Known to attract butterflies!

Companion Planting: Aster, Echinacea, Eupatorium, Fuchsia, Geranium, Salvia

Fashionably Early Lavender Ice Tall Phlox Plant Care Instructions: Keep the plant well-watered for the first 3-4 weeks. For continuous flowering keep the soil most, 2-3 inches of mulch will help. Early spring a great time to add fertilizer, another application can be applied in June. Tall phlox should have their tips trimmed back once the stems have grown about 6 inches in early spring. After the first hard frost they can be trimmed back to the ground.