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    PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'
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    PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'

    Commonly known as Border phlox

    Deep violet-blue
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    1.5 to 2 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Available Early Spring 2025
    £12.50 each 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ £11.00 each
    Available Early Spring 2025 - Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
     
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    • Good to know
      Good air circulation around plants will combat mildew. Attractive to butterflies.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Stem eelworms, leaf gall, powdery mildew, leaf spot.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. Old English variety. Fairbarn. 1913.
    • Blue
      Violet blue
    • Panicles
      Panicle-like cymes of flowers 1.5-2.5 (½-1in) across
    • Border
      Suitable for a mixed or herbaceous border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      75cm (30in)
    • Spread
      45cm (18in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
      Erect perennial. Ovate or lance-shaped to elliptic, toothed, thin leaves 5-13cm (2-5in) long
    • Very hardy
      Hardy in the severest continental climates including exposed upland locations in the UK. Plant can withstand temperatures < -20 (-4°F)
    • Scented flowers
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Partial shade
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
    • Mature Size
      75cm (30in)
      		 Herbaceous - guide for size not form Watering Can
        45cm (18in)
      		  
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    View Planting Combinations
    Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’, Stipa gigantea, Perouskia ‘Blue Spire’ and Phlox ‘Border Gem’
    ANEMONE hupehensis 'Queen Charlotte' and PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'
    Calamagrostis, Phlox, Agapanthus ‘Albus’ and Hydrangea villosa
    CANNA 'Tropicanna Black' and PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'
    EUPATORIUM rugosum 'Chocolate' and PHLOX paniculata 'Border Gem'
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    Lythrum, Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’, Echinops and Phlox ‘Border Gem’
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    Useful extras...

    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
    Unavailable
    2.5 kg
    £13.00
    Unavailable
    4.5 kg
    £25.00
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