Quick Description
Stunning magenta violet flowers produce well defined panicles, over bright green foliage; perfect for perennial borders, along walkways, or in containers; demonstrates great disease resistance, even in hot, humid conditions
Other Names: Summer Phlox
What Makes it Special?
Luminary™ Ultraviolet Garden Phlox features bold fragrant conical fuchsia star-shaped flowers with violet overtones at the ends of the stems from mid to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its pointy leaves remain light green in color throughout the season.
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Landscape Attributes
Luminary™ Ultraviolet Garden Phlox is a dense herbaceous perennial with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.
This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;
Planting & Growing
Luminary™ Ultraviolet Garden Phlox will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 32 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant, individual plants should be spaced approximately 28 inches apart. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 10 years. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species. It can be propagated by division; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Luminary™ Ultraviolet Garden Phlox is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a ‘thriller’ in the ‘spiller-thriller-filler’ container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
Phlox paniculata 'Ultraviolet'
Luminary Ultraviolet Garden Phlox
$25.00
$25.00
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Height : 3 feet
Spread: 32 inches
Sunlight: full sun to partial shade
Water Usage: average to moist
Landscape Use: Mass Planting, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting
Flower Color: Fuchsia
Bloom Period:From Mid To Late Summer
Foliage Type: deciduous
Foliage Color: Green
Deer Resistant?: No
Spread: 32 inches
Sunlight: full sun to partial shade
Water Usage: average to moist
Landscape Use: Mass Planting, Border Edging, General Garden Use, Container Planting
Flower Color: Fuchsia
Bloom Period:From Mid To Late Summer
Foliage Type: deciduous
Foliage Color: Green
Deer Resistant?: No
Want more info on sizes?
IndyPlants sells landscape size plant material. These often come in black nursery containers and are classified in sizes such as #2, #3, #5, etc. This correlates to the volume of the container, 2 gallon, 3, gallon, 5 gallon, etc. The bigger the number, the larger the pot, and the larger the plant. You’ll also see larger sizes such as 2” BB, 2.5” BB, 3” BB, etc. This stands for ‘Balled & Burlapped’. These plants are usually much larger and are not transported in black nursery pots. The sizing correlates to the diameter of the trunk of the tree.
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