Plant Library

Phlox Garden Fashionably Early Crysta

Common Name: Phlox Garden

Botanical Name: Phlox hybrid

Variety: Fashionably Early Crystal

Blossom Color: White

Bloom Time: Jun-Aug

Zone: 4 to 8

Exposure: Sun/Pt Sh

Mature Height: 28-32"

Mature Width: 26-30"

Notes: This type of Hybrid Phlox blooms earlier than the average Tall Garden Phlox (P. paniculata), starting about 2-3 weeks earlier than the typical Phlox. Each member of the Fashionably Early series has exceptional mildew resistance, thick leathery leaves, and a stoloniferous habit (as opposed to the tightly clumping P. paniculata types). ‘Fashionably Early Crystal’ is a taller variety of Hybrid Phlox that will work best for the middle to back of the border. In addition to being early blooming, it boasts a long season of color. Pure white flowers with a faint light purple eye appear from early summer well into midsummer with some rebloom in fall. Broad, dark green, thick foliage stays beautiful all season.