Plant name: Phlox drummondii '21st Century Blue'
Other names: Annual phlox '21st Century Blue', Drummond's phlox '21st Century Blue', Texas pride '21st Century Blue'
Category: Annual
Plant family: Polemoniaceae
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Chalk, loam, sand. Acid, Alkaline, Neutral. Well-drained.
Flowering/fruiting month: Spring - First frosts
Size:
- Up to 25cm height
- Up to 30cm spread
Description: '21st Century Blue' is a tender, upright annual with narrowly ovate to lance-shaped, dark green leaves and terminal clusters of salver-shaped, deep purple-blue flowers from summer until first frosts.
Care: Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in sun. Plant after danger of frost has passed. Deadhead regularly. Cut back after flowering.
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