Unpack bare roots or rhizomes on arrival and plant them within a week. Until then, keep them somewhere cool and ensure the roots remain slightly moist, never wet.
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Flaunt your fun side with this sweetie in borders and pots! Phlox 'Bambini Candy Crush' is a baby in terms of size, and compact is handy if you don’t want a large plant for the space, but it’s like a brimming bag of pick ‘n’ mix in terms of flower power and excitement. By no means does this hardy perennial Phlox 'Bambini Candy Crush' do things by halves when it bursts into bloom with dense, large flowerheads forming of clusters of candy-like pink and white striped flowers. To top it off, it’s even sweetly scented! Not only will you adore this easy-to-care-for plant for the high-impact colour it brings to the garden, but pollinators are quite partial to it too.
Phlox 'Bambini Candy Crush' is a petite phlox growing to approximately 35cm, with the most eye-catching, slightly scented raspberry pink and white blooms, each one looks like a candy wrapper! Preferring a sunny or partially shaded site in a moist, well-draining soil, they can be planted as standalone specimens in pots and containers, or grouped together in borders. This resilient little plant is hardy to -30°C and is naturally bushy in habit and extremely floriferous. Being a hardy perennial, you can look forward to Phlox paniculata 'Bambini Candy Crush' developing and spreading slightly over time. Each year it will return with more flowering stems than the last.
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Remove the packaging straight away, check the compost and water thoroughly if dry. Check the plant’s hardiness before placing it outdoors. Plant into a border or permanent container within a month, choosing the position recommended for the variety. Keep the top of the root ball level with the surrounding soil, firm gently and water well.
Soak the roots in water for three to six hours immediately before planting. Keep any crown, buds or emerging shoots above the water where possible.
Pot most bare roots into 15–20cm pots filled with peat-free multipurpose compost. Large or depth-sensitive roots, including peonies, are often best planted directly into borders.
Arrange the roots naturally without bending them. Cover the roots completely, positioning the crown and buds at the depth recommended for that particular perennial.
Keep pots in a sheltered outdoor position and water whenever the compost begins to dry. Grow on until roots hold the compost together when lifted from the pot.
Plant into a suitable border or permanent container once well rooted. Add a label and water regularly throughout the first growing season while the perennial establishes.
- Botanical name
- Phlox paniculata 'Bambini Candy Crush' ('Verscan'ᴾᴮᴿ) (Bambini Series)
- Flower colour
- White, pink
- Established height
- 20-30cm
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Easy to grow
- Habit
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Clump-forming
Upright - Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- Yes
- Plant size
- 1
- Plant spacing
- 12 plants per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- No
- Scented
- Yes
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
- Free draining
- Soil type
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Loam
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Large containers
Borders
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
-
Full sun
Partial shade - Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 2-3 years
Good for cutting
Perfect for pots
Pollinator-friendly
Fragrant
Perennial
Fully hardy
Packed peat-free
Low maintenance
Attracts wildlife
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