Description

“Cherry Caramel” Phlox brings a touch of elegance to your garden with its creamy beige flowers and dark cherry centers, creating a stunning contrast. This fragrant annual blooms quickly, attracting hummingbirds and pollinators throughout the season. Though blooming may pause in intense summer heat, the flowers revive in late summer and fall, providing continued beauty. Ideal for cut-flower gardens and floral arrangements, “Cherry Caramel” Phlox offers a sweet addition to any garden with its delicate clusters of 1″ flowers in shades of caramel and brown-yellow with cherry red centers.

Family: Polemoniaceae
Native: Texas
Hardiness: Annual
Exposure: Full sun to part shade. In hot summer areas, bloom period can be prolonged with afternoon shade.
Bloom Period: Summer to Frost
Plant Dimensions: 15″-25″ tall
Variety Info: 1″ flowers in clusters in shades of caramel, brown-yellow with cherry red centers.

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date. Mild climates: Fall sowing recommended. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 50°-60°F.
When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Sow in biodegradable pots; roots sensitive to disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 10-21 days
Seed Depth: 1/8″
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8″- 12″
Thinning: When 2 sets of leaves, thin to 1 every 8″-12″

Harvesting: For longest vase-life, harvest flowers in the morning.

Special Care: Pinching the top growth off plants when they have 4 to 5 sets of leaves will promote bushiness.