General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 18 - 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Other: Pink with a dark pink eye
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: PP21,171

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Trade name information:
Series: First Editions®
Trade Name: Bubblegum Pink™
Cultivar name: 'Ditomfra'
Common names
  • Garden Phlox

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Date: 2014-11-23
Location: Clinton, Oneida County, New York
Date: 2022-07-11
Garden Phlox (Phlox paniculata First Editions® Bubblegum Pink™
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2009-10-08

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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