Phlox douglasii 'Boranovice'
Dense, mat-forming rock garden plant with fine, evergreen foliage. Produces a mass of striking pink, star-shaped flowers in early spring. Suitable for sunny, dry locations on stony or sandy soil. It tolerates cold winters and remains beautiful in the same spot for years.
Use in the garden
- wildlife: for bees for butterflies
botanical information
- Botanical name: Phlox douglasii 'Boranovice'
- Genus: Phlox
- Family: Polemoniaceae
- origin mountains: Himalaya
Features
| height: | 5-10 cm |
| flowering: | April - May |
| color: | pink, light pink |
| leaf color: | green, dark green |
| scent: | scented |
| habit: | rosette |
| growth: | slow |
| level: | easy |
| light: | full sun, sunny |
| moisture: | very dry, dry, average, winter dry |
| soil texture: | highly permeable, pervious, light |
| organic matter: | none to little, normal |
| pH: | neutral, limy |
| winter zone: | 6 [-20°C] |
| density: | 8 - 12 |
