Fashionably Early Flamingo Hybrid Phlox
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Fashionably Early Flamingo Hybrid Phlox highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Growth RateMedium
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Bloom PeriodSummer
Growing Zones 4-8
Incredible color and scent, plus bright and showy blooms bring a fresh new fact to an old-world garden standard! The Fashionably Early Flamingo Phlox (Phlox x 'Fashionably Early Flamingo') features incredibly bright lavender-pink blooms with a dark eye. Each perfectly defined panicle displays brilliant clusters of blooms that will draw pollinators in droves to your garden beds!
Found in gardens for decades, Phlox is a hardy and versatile perennial that forms tight clumps throughout your garden beds. Broad, thick bright-green foliage stays beautiful all season and resists powdery mildew with its leathery texture.
Fantastic cut flowers, you'll want to plant a few extra of these hardy perennial Phlox so you will have plenty of blooms to spare! With a heavenly spicy-sweet fragrance, you will definitely want to bring armloads indoors for your bouquets!
Tolerating a wide range of conditions, these are easy-to-grow and very low-maintenance plants! The lavender-pink flowers bloom prolifically throughout most of the late spring into summer. Hardy throughout USDA growing zones 4 to 8, these hybrid forms of Tall Garden Phlox are indeed tall! Growing up to 3 feet in height and spreads into tidy clumps 26-30 inches tall.
Planting and Application:
Fashionably Early Flamingo is a taller variety of Hybrid Phlox, sized to use for use in the middle and back of the garden beds! Plus they're much easier for pollinators and Hummingbirds to seek out! Blooming earlier than other Flamingo Phlox provides great color all season! Pair with Other Fashionably Early varieties like Crystal and Princess!
Highly floriferous, your Cottage gardens receive an update with this bright color and perennial gardens get a boost from these long-lasting colorful blossoms! Cutting gardens provide you with bouquets filled with fragrant old-world charm and beauty! Plant among wildflower gardens and in front of ornamental grasses. Intersperse among your sunny perennial flowers and shrubs to enhance their blooms throughout the year.
Drifts of these amazing blooms will fill your landscape with dazzling color! Tolerating both sun and part shade, plus a wide range of conditions, you can even pot a few of these lovelies into containers and planters around your balcony or patio!
- Light Lavender-Pink Flower Clusters!
- Incredibly Vivid Highly Saturated Color
- Long Season of Color - Dense Clusters of Fragrant Flowers
- Hybrid Phlox Blooms Earlier Than Others & Rebloom in Fall
- Bright-Green Spear-Like Foliage
- Spreading Clump-Forming Plant
- Old-Fashioned Garden Perennial, Beds & Borders, Containers & Specimens
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Hybrid Phlox do great in full sun in cooler growing zones 4-8 and partial sun in warmer regions. The thick leathery leaves have good powdery mildew resistance but for best results, provide a location with good air circulation. Morning sun is helpful in preventing this as well!
Consistent moisture levels are best, but these are tough perennials and tolerate a wide range of conditions. Thriving in well-drained moist soil. A generous layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill.
The Fashionably Early Series boasts a long season of color and this tall garden Phlox will provide you with a long bloom time and even repeat blooms in the fall! Deadheading after the first round of blooms fade encourages a rebloom again in the autumn, and enjoy an incredibly long season of color! Cut Phlox down in late fall and remove debris before winter.
- Full Sun & Partial Shade
- Well-Drained Soil
- Moderate Moisture Needs Once Established
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Powdery Mildew Resistant Thick Leathery Leaves
Fashionably Early Flamingo Phlox has been a garden standard for decades and it's easy to see why! Order your own brilliant-hued, fragrant blooms to enhance your landscape by ordering from NatureHills.com today!
Phlox Frequently Asked Questions
Does Tall Garden Phlox spread?
Most Garden Phlox do spread some but politely so - not getting into trouble and not jumping their borders. Should the clumps become too large you can easily divide them.
Should your deadhead Tall Garden Phlox?
Deadheading Phlox helps prevent some varieties from self-seeding and encourages a rebloom.
Where is the best place to plant Phlox?
Phlox needs well-drained enriched soil with good air circulation for best results. Mulch their beds and fertilize them each spring.
What happens to Phlox in the winter?
Phlox are herbaceous perennials that will lose their leaves and stems after frost and die back to the ground. In spring, they regrow from their root systems anew!
What Shipping Options Do You Offer?
NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won'ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Garden Phlox for sale here at NatureHills.com!
