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A Romantic Spring Border Idea with Tulips & Creeping Phlox

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Spring Combination Ideas, Bulb Combinations, Plant Combinations, Flowerbeds Ideas, Spring Borders, Phlox subulata Emerald Cushion,Tulip Don Quichotte, Tulip Ballade, Tulip Shirley, Tulipa Don Quichotte, Tulipa Ballade, Tulipa Shirley, Lily Flower

Elegantly sitting over a bed of Phlox subulata are 3 acclaimed beauties which will add weeks of color in your mid-late spring garden: Tulip ‘Shirley’, Tulip ‘Don Quichotte’ and Tulip ‘Ballade’!

Garden Information

Hardiness 3 - 8
Heat Zones 1 - 8
Climate Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Mid, Late),
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders

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Alternative Plants to Consider

Phlox subulata ‘White Delight’ (Creeping Phlox)
Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Cushion Blue’ (Creeping Phlox)

Learn About These Genera

Phlox subulata (Creeping or Moss Phlox)
While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Garden Information

Hardiness 3 - 8
Heat Zones 1 - 8
Climate Zones 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Mid, Late),
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Average
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Plant of Merit, Showy
Landscaping Ideas Beds And Borders
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Do I Need?
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Phlox Tulipa (Tulip)
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