Volcano phlox
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VOLCANO ™ perennial phlox, more color and best disease tolerance available
VOLCANO ™ perennial phlox, more color, longer lasting and great disease tolerance
Introduction
Volcano® Phlox is a new family of Phlox that are sturdy, exceptionally floriferous, and are very tolerant of powdery mildew which plagues most other Phlox. Initially introduced in four colors (pink with white eye, white, red, and purple), two more colors have now been added to the series: pink with red eye and ruby. Volcano® Phlox feature flower clusters of 125 flowers or more each, providing masses of flowers from June through September. To prolong blooming, cut back by 2/3 after the first bloom - this will encourage new stems and more flowers.
These new varieties actually owe their existence to the end of the Cold War. Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall, members of the Dutch hybridizing firm Bartels Stek trekked the newly-opened countries of Eastern Europe looking for exceptional plant material. Their most exciting find was a group of old varieties of Eastern European phlox that were unknown in the West. While the old varieties weren’t fragrant or very floriferous, they were very disease-tolerant. Cross-breeding resulted in the exciting new Volcano® series of fragrant, abundantly-flowering, compact phlox with high natural disease-tolerance.
Volcano® Phlox are hardy in USDA zones 4 through 10. Unlike many Phlox, which can grow taller than three feet tall, Volcano® Phlox grow on upright, sturdy 24 to 30 inch stems making them an excellent choice for both borders and containers.
Volcano® Phlox is regarded as compact when compared to other commercial Phlox and doesn’t collapse in the garden.
Key Features
- Six great colors - pink (white eye), purple, pink (red eye), white, red, and ruby.
- Compact and low-growing with sturdy stems
- Masses of large, fragrant flower clusters
- Flowers from June through September
- Ideal in garden beds, borders and containers
- Grow in full sun or partial shade
- Superior mildew tolerance
Colors Available
Suggested Uses
Ideal summer color for planting in garden beds and borders and container plantings. Excellent in commercial landscapes.
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