Phlox hybrid 'Opening Act Ultra Pink'
$25.00 / 1G PW
Garden Phlox Hybrid ·
Description
Garden Phlox Hybrid 'Opening Act Ultra Pink' is a herbaceous perennial suited to full sun to part sun and average conditions. It offers fuchsia color in spring to summer.
Benefits
Helps knit plantings together, cover bare soil, and make beds feel more finished. Creates an early-season lift after winter with fresh color and growth. Brings more movement to the garden by drawing butterflies and other pollinators. Offers native-plant character in a garden-friendly selected form.
Features
Clustered flowers; fragrant fuchsia flowers mid-spring; matures about 1 - 4 ft tall and 1 - 3 ft wide; regional native lineage
Usage/Use
Pollinator garden, border, groundcover
| Phlox hybrid 'Opening Act Ultra Pink' | |
| Garden Phlox Hybrid | |
| 'Opening Act Ultra Pink | |
| No | |
| Proven Winners | |
| Best grown in full sun to part sun with average moisture. | |
| Full Sun to Part Sun; Average moisture; Well-drained average garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Proven Winners | |
| Navitar | |
| Yes | |
| High | |
| Powdery mildew | |
| No |
| 3 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 3–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Full Sun | |
| Loam | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 4 ft | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 1 - 3 ft |
| Yes | |
| Longtime | |
| Mid-Spring | |
| None | |
| Pink | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Butterflies | |
| Native Garden | |
| Flower Interest | |
| Ground Cover | |
| Upright | |
| Average | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Average Water | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Medium | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |