Phlox SHOWSTOPPER™ ‘Soft Pink’

Common Name:
Showstopper Phlox ‘Soft Pink’

Description:
Phlox SHOWSTOPPER™ ‘Soft Pink’ is a compact, herbaceous perennial grown for its abundant clusters of soft pink flowers and neat, densely branched habit. The flowers create a bright, romantic display above fresh green foliage and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators. Well suited to Melbourne gardens, it performs best in full sun to part shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Regular watering during extended hot or dry periods will help maintain vigorous growth and flowering, while removing spent blooms can encourage a longer and tidier display. Flowering is concentrated through the warmer months, with the plant typically becoming dormant or dying back during Melbourne's colder winter weather before producing fresh growth in spring. Its manageable size makes it an excellent choice for cottage gardens, perennial borders, mass planting and decorative pots.

Form:

• Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:

• Height: approximately 40–60 cm
• Width: approximately 40–60 cm

Aspect:

• Full Sun
• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring
• Flowers in Summer
• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:

• Soft pink
• Deeper pink tones towards the flower centres

Key Attributes:

• Bee Attracting
• Butterfly Attracting
• Herbaceous
• Low Maintenance
• Perennial
• Pollinator Attracting
• Suitable for Cottage Gardens
• Suitable for Cut Flowers
• Suitable for Pots

Toxicity:
Generally regarded as non-toxic to humans, dogs and cats.

Companion Plants:

• Catmint (Nepeta)
• Coneflower (Echinacea)
• Gaura
• Lavender
• Ornamental grasses
• Salvia
• Yarrow (Achillea)

Plant Growers Australia (PGA) is an innovative wholesale production nursery based in Melbourne, renowned for superior quality garden plants and pioneering breeding programs.
PGA do not sell direct to the public, but their website has detailed information on this species that is available for everyone to access. 
Visit www.pga.com.au for further details and photos of this plant.