Material Girl Garden Phlox - Bare Root Plant

Name: Material Girl Garden Phlox - Bare Root Plant
Brand: Great Lakes Lavender Farm
SKU: GLLF-PER-9756BFAF-BR
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Live plants are pickup only June 1–September 30. Plugs and potted plants cannot use our shipping path to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT, or WA; pickup may remain available. Soil-free bare root plants may ship to those states during March 1–May 31 when all remaining rules pass. Montana plug and potted-plant arrivals must be October 1–May 31.

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Bare root arrives dormant

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Until then it can look lifeless, so you won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether it will grow.

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About the Product

Material Girl is one of the tallest in its group of garden phlox, reaching 36 to 38 inches, topped by fuchsia-purple flower heads on strong stems. It blooms from midsummer and reblooms well.

It shares its relatives' strong resistance to powdery mildew, keeping dark green leaves into fall even in humid summers. Use it toward the back of the border or in a cutting garden; the fragrant flowers are also a favorite of butterflies and bees.

What it looks like

Large, dome-shaped panicles are made of flat, five-petaled flowers about 1 inch across in vivid fuchsia purple. The panicles are held on tall, sturdy, upright stems. Leaves are lance-shaped, dark green and arranged in pairs along the stems. The plant forms a tall, upright clump about 36 to 38 inches tall and 26 to 30 inches wide. At peak bloom full fuchsia heads stand at the top of every stem.

Growing it with lavender

Phlox enjoys sun like lavender but wants richer soil and more regular water, so plant it in an adjacent cottage border, where its fuchsia-purple flowers pick up as the first lavender bloom winds down.

Care

Grow in full sun to part shade in average to fertile soil kept evenly moist; full sun and good air flow give the most flowers and the healthiest leaves. Hardy in zones 3-8. Deadhead spent flower clusters to encourage rebloom, and divide every few years in spring to keep the clump vigorous.

At a glance

Botanical name: Phlox paniculata
Flower color: Fuchsia purple
Foliage: Dark green
Growth habit: Tall, upright clump
Mature size: 36–38 in tall × 26–30 in wide
USDA hardiness zones: 3–8
Light: full sun, part sun to part shade
Bloom start: Early-July
Peak bloom: Late-July
Bloom pattern: Repeat Blooming
Deer resistance: Susceptible
Pollinator value: Great

Sizes and shipping

Dormant bare-root plant, sold in boxes of 25 per variety (order in multiples of 25). Bare-root plants ship or are picked up March 1–May 31 only. They are soil-free, so they may ship to every state in that window. Dormant plants often show little or no top growth on arrival; plant or heel them in promptly.

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Mature height: 38.0 in
Mature spread: 30.0 in
Bloom: Early-July – peak Late-July
Fragrance: Moderate
Deer: Susceptible

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How to grow Material Girl

Phlox · Phlox paniculata

Two very different plants: garden phlox (P. paniculata) is a tall summer bloomer that wants sun, rich moist soil and good air flow; creeping phlox (P. subulata) is a spring groundcover for sun and lean, well-drained soil.

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Full sunLight
Moderate waterAverage drainage
pH 5.5–7.5Soil
Zones 3a–8bHardiness
38″ tall30″ wide
SusceptibleDeer · rabbits susceptible
Not known toxicPets

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Hardy in zones 3a–8b

Spring or early fall.

Dormant bare-root garden phlox as it arrives, laid on burlap

When it arrives

Your bare-root plant

Garden phlox arrives as a dormant crown with fibrous roots and old stem stubs. Soak 1 hour, plant with the crown at soil level and roots spread, and water well. Shoots appear in a few weeks.

Expect new growth in about 6 weeks after planting. Bare root ships March–May while dormant, with little or no top growth, and it can look lifeless until then. That’s normal. Creeping phlox stays evergreen and flowers in early to mid-spring. Garden phlox emerges from the crown in mid-spring as reddish shoots and blooms in mid to late summer.

You won’t be able to tell within 24 hours of arrival whether a dormant plant will grow.

When to plant

Spring or early fall.

How deep

Plant at the same depth as in the plug or with the bare-root crown just at soil level.

Spacing

Garden phlox 18–24 inches for air flow; creeping phlox 12–18 inches for a mat.

Soil

Garden phlox: rich, moist loam. Creeping phlox: sandy or gravelly, well-drained soil. · pH 5.5–7.5

Fix-it tip: Add compost for garden phlox. For creeping phlox, add grit to heavy clay or plant on slopes and walls so it never stays wet.

Sun

Full sun (tolerates light part shade).

Garden phlox in shade gets more mildew and fewer flowers; creeping phlox blooms best in full sun.

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Is it alive? What spring looks like

Creeping phlox stays evergreen and flowers in early to mid-spring. Garden phlox emerges from the crown in mid-spring as reddish shoots and blooms in mid to late summer.