Phlox 'Orchid Yellow'
"Tall garden phlox"
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025
Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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Description
Look no further for a unique long-flowering perennial to add to your border displays, Phlox 'Orchid Yellow' is high on the list of interesting garden marvels and it’s easy to see why. This truly striking phlox stands out for its fragrant, neon-pink blooms, each with a chartreuse green to buttercream picotee edge. Adding further intrigue are near-black narrow sepals which enclose unopened buds, these create a dark hazy backdrop within the clustered flowerhead which goes even further to help the colour of blooms pop. Not only does this hardy perennial Phlox 'Orchid Yellow' look the part in cottage-garden borders through most of summer, and also attract pollinators, but its stems topped with a froth of bubbly blooms look incredible in a cut flower arrangement.
Start bare root Phlox in temporary pots and grow them on for a few months before planting out, it helps them to establish and grow a strong root system to get them off to a good start. When you plant out Phlox 'Orchid Yellow', choose a spot which is in full sun or very light shade with free-draining but reliably moist soil. Once it’s settled in, it’s easy to care for and asks very little from you in return for the long lasting show of gorgeous flowers it displays each year. Try combining this with Echinacea 'Green Twister', dahlias, ornamental grasses or Phlox 'Blind Lion' for a high-impact and harmonious scheme. Growing to around 70cm tall, Phlox paniculata 'Orchid Yellow' will need a spot towards the middle or back of a border where it can gradually spread as it established over time.
Key features
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Good for cutting
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Comes back every year
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Fragrant
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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In peat-free compost
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Low maintenance
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Phlox paniculata 'Orchid Yellow'
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Flower colour
Pink, green, yellow
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Plant size
1
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Established height
70cm-1m
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Established spread
30-50cm
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Plant spacing
9 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Clump-forming
Upright -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
2-3 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
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Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens
Cut flower gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
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Soil type
Loam
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
Yes
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
Yes
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Rabbit resistant
No
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Phlox 'Orchid Yellow' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Tall garden phlox" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost in spring and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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