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🌸 Phlox drummondii ‘Pastel Shades’ – Soft Annual Blooms
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Bring a gentle wash of colour to your garden with Phlox drummondii ‘Pastel Shades’ — a charming annual mix featuring soft hues of salmon, rose, pink, yellow, and white. These dainty, star-shaped flowers bloom in clusters atop upright stems, adding elegance to garden beds, borders, baskets, and containers.
With a compact height of 20–50cm, this variety is ideal for wildflower mixes, mass plantings, or cottage-style gardens. Loved by pollinators and admired for its long-lasting display, it’s a must-have for any seasonal garden palette.
- 🌿 Botanical name: Phlox drummondii
- 🌼 Life cycle: Annual
- 📏 Height: 20–50cm
- 🎨 Colour mix: Pastel tones – pink, rose, salmon, yellow, white
- 🐝 Attracts: Beneficial insects
- 📦 Seed count: Approx. 40 seeds per packet
🌱 Growing Instructions
Sowing Time:
- Temperate climates: Sow in late winter to early spring
- Warm climates: Sow in autumn for early spring blooms
Seed Prep (Optional):
- Lightly scarify with fine sandpaper or soak in warm water for 2–4 hours to improve germination.
Sowing Method:
- Direct sow after last frost or start indoors 4–6 weeks earlier.
- Sow seeds ⅛ inch (3mm) deep, spaced 15–30cm apart.
Position:
- Prefers full sun to part shade
- Best in well-draining, moderately fertile soil
Watering:
- Keep soil evenly moist during germination
- Avoid overhead watering to reduce fungal risk
Care Tips:
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continued flowering
- Suitable for cut flowers, borders, and containers
Approx: 0.080g/ 40 seeds per pkt
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