'Purple Sprite' Hybrid Spring Phlox Phlox hybrid

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1 Gallon Pot

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Exposure
  • Sun
Flower Season
  • Early Spring
  • Spring
  • Summer
Mature Size
8"22"
Height: 6" - 8"
Spread: 18" - 22"

This plant is hardy in zones 3 - 8

Zones are based on the average annual extreme minimum temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. If the number in the green box below is within the zone range listed for the plant, it will be hardy for you and thrive in your climate.

  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
This will be hardy in your zone!

What is my hardiness zone?

North Bay, Ontario 

My Current Zone

4

  • FEATURES

    This hybrid Phlox forms a low, mounding habit of bright purple flowers with a tiny white halo in the center. It blooms about a week or so after Phlox subulata and does not spread aggressively.

    Salt Tolerant
    Attracts: 
    Bees
    Butterflies
    Native to North America

    CHARACTERISTICS

    Plant Type: 
    Perennial
    Height Category: 
    Short
    Garden Height: 
    6 - 8 Inches15cm - 20cm
    Spacing: 
    18 - 22 Inches 46cm - 56cm
    Spread: 
    18 - 22 Inches 46cm - 56cm
    Flower Colors: 
    Purple
    Flower Shade: 
    Bright purple
    Foliage Colors: 
    Green
    Foliage Shade: 
    Green
    Habit: 
    Mounded
    Container Role: 
    Filler

    PLANT NEEDS

    Light Requirement: 
    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: 
    Late Spring
    Hardiness Zones: 
    3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
    Water Category: 
    Average
    Needs Good Drainage
    Soil Fertility Requirement: 
    Average Soil
    Poor Soil
    Soil PH Category: 
    Neutral Soil
    Uses: 
    Border Plant
    Edging Plant
    Groundcover
    Landscape
    Mass Planting
    Maintenance Notes: 

    Gritty, neutral soils are preferred and good drainage is essential. This type tolerates more shade than other Phlox, but still grows best in full sun.

    'Purple Sprite' Phlox hybrid USPP 31,27
    PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS
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