Hardy Tall Phlox Mix – 10-Pack Bare Root

Hardy Tall Phlox Mix – A Full Summer of Fragrant Color in One Value-Packed Collection

If you want to fill a border with bold, fragrant, midsummer color in one go, the Hardy Tall Phlox Mix is the most efficient way to do it. Ten Grade #1 bare root plants in a curated blend of premium hybrid varieties — pink, red, white, purple, and more — each producing enormous 5–6 inch flower heads that bloom for weeks in mid-to-late summer when most other perennials have already peaked. Sweetly fragrant, butterfly-loved, deer-resistant, and reliably perennial, this mix delivers everything a cottage or cutting garden needs in a single order.

Why the Hardy Tall Phlox Mix Stands Apart

• 10 plants, multiple colors – A curated blend of premium hybrid tall phlox in pink, red, white, purple, and bicolor varieties — enough plants to fill a substantial border run or create a naturalistic, multi-hued drift.
• Enormous, non-fading flower heads – 5–6 inch flower clusters that hold their color through summer heat without fading or dropping petals — keeping the display fresh for weeks.
• Sweetly fragrant – Classic garden phlox fragrance — sweet and slightly spicy — carries on the breeze throughout the bloom season, making the garden as enjoyable to walk through as it is to look at.
• Mid-to-late summer bloom season – Flowers July through August, filling the critical midsummer color gap when spring perennials have finished and fall bloomers haven’t started.
• Exceptional cut flower – Long stems and large, fragrant flower clusters make tall phlox one of the best summer perennials for fresh-cut arrangements. Blooms last 7–10 days in the vase.
• Butterfly & hummingbird magnet – Sweetly fragrant blooms attract swallowtails, monarchs, and hummingbirds throughout the bloom season.
• Deer resistant – Naturally unpalatable to deer — a significant advantage in gardens with browsing pressure.
• Long-lived perennial – Returns reliably year after year in zones 3–8, with clumps expanding gradually for an increasingly full display.

Ideal Uses

• Mid-to-back border in cottage and perennial gardens
• Cutting and fragrance gardens
• Naturalistic drifts and meadow-style plantings
• Mixed borders with ornamental grasses, echinacea, and rudbeckia
• Butterfly and pollinator garden anchor
• Mass planting for a bold, multi-hued summer statement

Picture a July border in full swing — tall phlox in pink, red, white, and purple swaying together in the breeze, the sweet fragrance drifting across the garden, swallowtails moving from cluster to cluster. You cut a mixed bouquet for the kitchen table and it lasts a week. That’s the Hardy Tall Phlox Mix — a full summer show from a single order.

Growing Guide

• Zones: USDA 3–8
• Light: Full sun — 6+ hours daily for best blooming and disease resistance
• Water: Regular, consistent moisture — tall phlox prefers evenly moist soil. Water at the base to reduce powdery mildew risk; avoid overhead watering.
• Soil: Fertile, well-draining soil amended with compost; pH 6.0–7.0
• Air circulation: Space plants 18–24 inches apart for good airflow — the best prevention for powdery mildew
• Planting: Plant bare roots in early spring with crowns 1–2 inches below soil surface
• Mature size: 36–48 inches tall, 18–24 inches wide
• Bloom time: July–August
• Deadheading: Remove spent flower clusters to encourage side-shoot blooms and extend the season
• Division: Divide clumps every 3–4 years in spring to maintain vigor and prevent center die-out

What’s Included

Each order includes 10 Grade #1 bare root Hardy Tall Phlox plants in a mixed color assortment — the highest grade available, selected for size and vigor, ready to plant in early spring for blooms the same season.

Prefer a Single Refined Color?

If you love tall phlox but want a specific, curated color rather than a mix, check out Crème de la Crème Hardy Tall Phlox — an elegant creamy-white variety with blush-pink centers, non-fading blooms, and exceptional vase life, perfect for white gardens and refined cottage borders.