Here are a couple of favorites from our trials that will be included in our new catalog to be launched January 1. These are the Bedazzled series of Phlox, created by plantsman Hans Hansen, using our native Phlox bifida. Last year, these started flowering for us in late January and continued into April. In the ground, our clumps are only 4″ tall and 2′ wide. These are much more dense that typical Phlox bifida, and much more compact than Phlox subulata. Even before flowering, the evergreen foliage is pristine all winter. The first is ‘Bedazzled Lavender’ and the second is ‘Bedazzled Pink’.
Wow, those are gorgeous…did you say late January through April? I had to read it twice….Definitely interested in getting some.
Yes, the first few flowers are already open here.
Mt. Cuba apparently didn’t trial these (they are not in the 2017 report). Are you trialing them for Mt. Cuba? How resistant are they to powdery mildew or spider mites?
These were released after the Mt. Cuba trials began. We’ve never seen any mildew or mites on these in our trials.