General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 12-15 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer

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Trade name information:
Series: Early Start™
Trade Name: Purple
Cultivar name: 'Early Start Purple'
Common names
  • Garden Phlox

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Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2023-08-11
Location: Columbus, Ohio USA, Zone 6b
Date: 2023-08-11
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Fieldstone Gardens Inc., Vassalboro, Maine, USA
Date: 2020-07-26
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2015-07-04

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