The Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox, otherwise known as the Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 is a well known perennial native to the Northeast, and the Southeast of the United States.
Best known for its low maintenance and fast growth, this perennial will likely liven up your house (or garden) with its green colored leaves. But, only if you learn how to take proper care of it for it to thrive.
Fortunately, taking care of your Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is not too difficult – as long as you follow our guidelines in this Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox Care Guide. Now let’s get started.
In order to take proper care of your Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox you’ll need to keep in mind the following guidelines:
- Water: The Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox prefers constant watering each week and more during the hot season.
- Light: Keep your Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 in an environment where it can receive full sun on a daily basis.
- Soil: Make sure to keep the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox in soil with well-draining properties, so ideally, one that is made of sand, chalk, and loam.
That’s it – sunlight, water and soil! The basic 3 fundamentals for all plant care, and with the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox this is no exception. With these three elements, your leafy friend will live healthy and happy.
Scientific / Botanical Aspects
In botanical terms, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox belongs to the Polemoniaceae family, the genus Phlox and the species Stolonifera, hence its scientific (or botanical) name Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 (floks pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh).
As with other Phlox’s, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is a herbaceous plant, which means it will die back to the ground every year.
Growing Region
The Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is a plant native to the Eastern North America. This is why the Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 is used to growing in specific regions such as the states in Northeast, and the Southeast of the United States.
Knowing your plant’s native region is very useful, as it can give you tips on which environment is best for your Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox. If you keep it in mind, you can try to replicate these conditions at home, and you’ll likely end with a healthier plant.
With this in mind, the Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 will be most used to the heat zones in the 1 – 8 region, as the plant hardiness level falls between 5b, 5a, 6b, 6a, 7b, 7a, 8b, 8a and the ideal climate zone is between 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, A2, A3.
Growth and Size
Growth
In terms of size and growth, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is a relatively fast grower, which makes things tricky for any plant enthusiast.
Size
But, what size of Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox are we talking about? What can you expect in terms of height, spread and spacing? Let’s dig in…
The Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 can grow up to 3″ – 8″ (7cm – 20cm) in 3″ – 8″ (7cm – 20cm) and 9″ – 2′ (22cm – 60cm) in 9″ – 2′ (22cm – 60cm).
These dimensions make the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox a relatively small perennial compared to others, so it’s best to keep this fact in mind since it will affect where you want to keep yours at home.
Also, expect it to grow in a wonderful compact shape, which is something worthwhile to remember when making your garden landscape plans.
This is why experts recommend keeping an area of approximately 10″ (25cm) free so the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox can spread to its best extent.
Water
In terms of watering, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is a fairly simple plant to take care of.
This is mostly because it has a straightforward watering schedule and somewhat regular watering needs.
Specifically, most experts agree that the Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 prefers constant watering each week and more during the hot season.
Which is why it is considered a plant with relatively low needs in terms of water.
Watering
As a rule of thumb, you should remember to keep your Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox in soil with well-draining characteristics, as these will guarantee the right conditions for your plant to grow and thrive.
When you consider this, this is why you should aim to choose soil that has good drainage, moist, and occasionally dry properties to keep the right moisture levels at all times.
However, in our experience, the best solution to knowing the right amount of water for your Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is with the ‘thumb’ technique. Basically, you insert your finger into the soil, and based if you feel the soil moist or dry, you determine if it needs any water, which is the most appropriate way to go about watering your leafy friend.
Soil Mix
As mentioned earlier, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox prefers to have soil with good drainage, moist, and occasionally dry properties at all times, reason why you need to make the soil mix out of sand, chalk, and loam.
This is why most experts agree that the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox requires soil with clay, high organic matter, loam (silt), and shallow rocky, which will give you the right conditions it needs.
In addition to this, expert gardeners recommend having preferably alkaline, acid or neutral soil.
Light and Exposure
In terms of light & exposure, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox requires full sun in order for it to thrive under the right conditions.
Most experts agree that this perennial will do well as long as you keep it in partial to full sun, and it will be able to grow properly.
Specifically, we recommend that you place your Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 in little to partial shade (only 2-6 hours of direct sunlight a day), to full and direct sun (more 6 hours of direct sunlight per day).
Season
Being a herbaceous plant, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox will die back to the ground every year.
But, you can expect it to have its ‘prime-time’ during the summer (mid, late).
Flowers
You can expect your Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox to flower around the spring and in the summer months from April to June (spring), and from July to September (summer).
In particular, this perennial is well known for its fragrant, flowers for cutting and showy flowers around the plant enthusiast community.
The Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox produces some beautiful pink, or purple/lavender, bluepink, and white flowers around this time of year.
Foliage
The leaves from the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox have a beautiful green color during most of the year.
In particular, they have a simple arrangement with a opposite organization in its leaves.
You can expect the leaves from your Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 to be around (1-3 inches) in size.
Attracts, Tolerance and Resistance
The Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox is well known for its tolerance to drought and animals like rabbit and deer, so don’t worry if any of these come along, your Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 will be fine.
Garden
How should you then organize your garden to include your new Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox? Here are some recommendations by expert gardeners.
Most Phlox Paniculata ‘Ditomdre’ Plant Patent #20,907 owners agree that this perennial will look great in most cottage and rustic gardens of all types.
Other owners consider that they complement well most gardens of informal and cottage, gravel and rock garden, and in mediterranean garden styles.
In particular, the Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox’s best location within your garden is in ground covers, beds and borders, edging, and in underplanting roses and shrubs, others use it for landscaping in a container, rock garden, border, cutting garden, or a urban garden.
Companion Plants
Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox’s do well with some other plants beside it. One good companion plant is the Paeonia, which will pair up nicely with your leafy friend.
Others consider that a nice Chrysanthemum will work well too, so choose whichever you find works best for you!
Conclusion
So that’s it! These are the main plant care requirements that you need to keep in mind in order to have a healthy Candy Store® Coral Crème Drop Garden Phlox in your garden or home.
