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Grandiflora Starry Eyes Blend Phlox Seeds
Grandiflora Starry Eyes Blend Phlox Seeds
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Product Details
Product Details
Scottish botanist, Thomas Drummond, starting sending phlox seeds from Texas back to Europe in 1835. After years of breeding, this phlox was born. The intriguing star patterns on bi-colored, clustered blooms make Starry Eyes a captivating addition to your cut-flower garden. Pollinators and hummingbirds are drawn to the quick-to-bloom, fragrant blossoms. Blooming may pause in intense summer heat, to renew in the cooler days of late summer and fall. In cooler areas, blooms continue through the summer.
- Variety Info
- Sowing Info
- Growing Info
Variety Info
Family: Polemoniaceae
Native: Texas
Hardiness: Annual
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Bloom Period: Blooms begin 6 to 7 weeks from sowing and continue until frost, going dormant in extreme heat.
Plant Dimensions: 18"–20" tall
Variety Info: 1" flowers in clusters, in an array of colors, including white with mauve or blue centers, buff with mauve centers, rose, purples, carmine, blues, and reds with contrasting colored striations emanating from the center.
Attributes: Attracts Hummingbirds, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant
Sowing Info
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: ⅛"
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"–12"
Thinning: When 2 sets of leaves, thin to one every 8"–12"
Growing Info
Harvesting: For longest vase-life, harvest flowers in the morning.
