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Phlox drummondii Blueberry Swirl seeds - Drummond Phlox
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Phlox drummondii 'Blueberry Swirl' is an annual phlox that delights us with its shades of blueberry to pale lavender, slightly touched with red. Its petals speckled in a blueberry hue are tinged with violet-purple, red-violet at the heart fading to light lilac edges. This Grandiflora type variety has been awarded an Approved Novelty by Fleuroselect for its unique colour and qualities as a cut flower. This very floriferous Phlox can be grown in borders or containers for a terrace or balcony, producing pleasantly scented cut flowers that last up to 10 days in a vase. An easy-to-grow annual, to be planted in moist soil and preferably sunny exposure.
Phlox is the best-known member of the small botanical family of Polemoniaceae, which includes other ornamental plants like Cobea, a pretty annual climber. The Phlox genus comprises around sixty annual and perennial species, with evergreen or semi-evergreen leaves, mostly native to North America. Phlox drummondii originates from Texas, where it grows in coastal plains, sparse oak stands, and sandy meadows. It is named after a Scottish naturalist, Thomas Drummond, who discovered it in 1830.
'Blueberry Swirl' is a fast-growing annual plant with erect stems reaching about 50 cm in height, forming clumps about 35 cm wide. It bears lanceolate dark green leaves that create a vegetative mass on which panicles of flowers 2 to 3 cm in diameter develop. Comprising five touching petals, these simple flowers have an undeniable romantic charm, naturally fitting in cottage gardens. They are also perfect for bringing joy to a border where they will bloom from June to September (or even October by sowing in two successive waves to extend the flowering period). Its cheerful variety of hues creates attractive, pleasantly scented bouquets. The flowers, attracting bees and butterflies, give way to small dark seeds that are easily sown.
Easy to grow in a container on a terrace, these generous plants will bloom more abundantly in the sun than in partial shade, which they nonetheless tolerate. The soil should be moist, well-drained, rather fertile, regardless of its pH, neutral, calcareous, or slightly acidic.
'Blueberry Swirl' Phlox are valuable for adding colour to borders and for creating beautiful flowering containers before making splendid scented bouquets. To further enhance their nuanced flowering, give them a purple background as a backdrop by planting or sowing them in front of a Cotinus coggygria or Lagerstroemia indica Black Solitaire 'Crimson Red', an almost black-leaved Crape Myrtle, or even a Physocarpus or Berberis, two shrubs with almost black foliage. The silver foliage of wormwoods also makes beautiful settings. On a terrace, you can create a themed scene by combining in a container or large planter your Phlox with a Paradise Manihi sweet potato, with dark bronze cut foliage, which will also reward you with its succulent tubers at the end of the season.
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Phlox drummondii 'Blueberry Swirl' are preferably sown under cover in a seed tray from February-March. Ideally, a temperature of 18-20°C should be maintained for rapid germination, but the seeds can germinate as soon as temperatures range between 13 and 15°C.
Just cover the seeds with a thin layer of compost (1 to 2 mm) kept slightly moist and placed in the sun (essential for germination). They will sprout between 10 and 21 days. When the young plants are large enough to be moved and the frost period is over, you can plant them out. Choose a well-drained soil, if possible rich and sunny.
Sometimes not tolerating transplanting very well, you can sow them directly in place from April to May after loosening the soil surface. Place one seed every 10/15 cm.
Cultivation:
Drummond Phlox prefer light, fertile, moist, but well-drained soils and a sunny exposure. They are susceptible to powdery mildew, so you can use a preventive treatment and make sure not to water the foliage, but the base of the plant. Protect young plants from slug attacks.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.