Phlox ‘Pink Pearl’

Phlox 'Pink Pearl'

Phlox-Hybrid Garden

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery

Photo Credit: Stonehouse Nursery


Phlox 'Pink Pearl'

Phlox-Hybrid Garden

This delightful sport of ÔMinnie PearlÕ was given to us by retired plantsman Al Christ of Lakeland Nursery and has quickly become one of our favorite new nativars. It retains the exceptionally disease resistant, glossy green foliage and slowly spreading, upright habit of its parent, but blooms with masses of fragrant, pearly pink blossoms.

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 8
  • Height: 18-24
  • Spread: 18-24
  • Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Soil Moisture: Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
  • Bloom time: Early Summer, Midsummer
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: Pink Shades
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Good Cut Flower: Yes
  • Native: Nativar
  • Deer resistant: No
  • Rabbit resistant: No
  • Bee-friendly: Yes
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: Yes
  • Groundcover: No
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Plant Details

  • Zone: 4 - 8
  • Height: 18-24
  • Spread: 18-24
  • Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade
  • Soil Moisture: Moderate Water Needs
  • Drought tolerant: Yes, Once Established
  • Bloom time: Early Summer, Midsummer
  • Foliage Color: Green Shades
  • Flower Color: Pink Shades
  • Fragrant: Yes
  • Good Cut Flower: Yes
  • Native: Nativar
  • Bee-friendly: Yes
  • Deer resistant: No
  • Rabbit resistant: No
  • Attracts butterflies: Yes
  • Attracts hummingbirds: Yes
  • Groundcover: No
  • Roy Diblik Favorite: No

Grower Information

  • Take care not to plant too deeply
  • Best in 1-gal containers
  • Moist, well-drained soil with a 6-6.5 pH
  • Pinch plants prior to or shortly after planting
  • Follow an average watering regime
  • PGR rates to achieve sufficient control are higher on Phlox; begin applications early in the crop cycle

Pot by mid-spring to make sure plants are well-rooted before summer. Grow with a medium EC to minimize rapid growth and long internodes. Cut plants back to promote lateral branching or use PGRs to control height.

  • PowerPlug Size(s): 32s
  • Optimal Planting Time: Late Summer-Fall
  • Retail Sales Window: Spring, Summer
  • Moisture in Production: Average, Consistent
  • Requires Shade in Production: No
  • Vernalization Required for Bloom: No
  • Vernalization Beneficial: Yes