Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires'
Creeping phlox 'Home Fires', Star rock phlox 'Home Fires'
Phlox Phlox
'Home Fires' _ 'Home Fires' is a mat-forming, herbaceous perennial with oblong to ovate, dark green leaves and upright stems bearing open clusters of lightly fragrant, salver-form, deep pink flowers in early summer.
Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires' is: Evergreen
Compact, Mat Forming
Dark-pink in Summer
Dark-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Leaf spot , Powdery mildew Leaf spot , Powdery mildew
Cut back lightly after flowering to maintain compact, bushy habit.
Softwood cuttings
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Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires' (Creeping phlox 'Home Fires') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Garden edging, Gravel, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Rock, Underplanting
Best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, acid soil in partial shade. Tolerates full sun and neutral soil.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
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Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires'
Creeping phlox 'Home Fires', Star rock phlox 'Home Fires'
Phlox Phlox
'Home Fires' _ 'Home Fires' is a mat-forming, herbaceous perennial with oblong to ovate, dark green leaves and upright stems bearing open clusters of lightly fragrant, salver-form, deep pink flowers in early summer.
Garden origin
Evergreen
Compact, Mat Forming
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Dark-pink in Summer
Dark-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Cut back lightly after flowering to maintain compact, bushy habit.
Softwood cuttings
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Phlox stolonifera 'Home Fires' (Creeping phlox 'Home Fires') will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Edging, Garden edging, Gravel, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean, Rock, Underplanting
Best in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, acid soil in partial shade. Tolerates full sun and neutral soil.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Soil types: | Chalky, Loamy, Sandy | Tell us... |
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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