{"product_id":"magenta-sprite-creeping-phlox-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Magenta Sprite Creeping Phlox - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagenta Sprite is a hybrid spring phlox with magenta-pink star-shaped flowers on a low, mounding plant. It stays in a neat clump instead of spreading aggressively like standard creeping phlox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt blooms about a week later than creeping phlox, which helps stretch spring color into late spring. At 6 to 8 inches tall, it suits edging, rock gardens and the front of the border, and it tolerates very light shade. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStar-shaped flowers about 3\/4 inch across have five notched petals in vivid magenta pink, crowded over the top of the plant. The leaves are small, narrow and green on short stems. The plant forms a low, compact mound about 6 to 8 inches tall and 18 to 22 inches wide. At peak bloom the mound is covered in bright magenta stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreeping phlox likes the same sun and well-drained soil as lavender, and its magenta carpet makes a neat spring edging along lavender beds, blooming weeks before the lavender does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow in full sun, or very light shade, in lean to average, well-drained soil; it handles dry spells once established. Hardy in zones 3-8. It stays in a neat mound rather than running, and a light trim after bloom keeps it compact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phlox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Magenta pink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Low, compact mound\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6–8 in tall × 18–22 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Early-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724072091944,"sku":"GLLF-PER-A3655ACA-72","price":674.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/magenta-sprite-creeping-phlox.jpg?v=1790864942","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/magenta-sprite-creeping-phlox-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}