Phlox Blushing Bride Seeds — Phlox drummondii

The Softest Blush in the Cottage Garden

Phlox Blushing Bride (Phlox drummondii) is a delicate and utterly charming annual phlox with clusters of soft white flowers blushed with the palest pink at the centre. The blooms are sweetly fragrant, long-lasting, and produced in abundance from early summer through to autumn. A wonderful cottage garden annual that looks equally beautiful massed in a border, tumbling from a pot, or cut for a soft, romantic arrangement.

Why Gardeners Love It

• 🌸 Exquisite blushing blooms — soft white petals with a delicate pink blush at the centre, romantic and refined
• 🌼 Sweetly fragrant — a gentle, honey-like fragrance that drifts through the garden on warm summer evenings
• ✂️ Beautiful cut flower — clusters of blooms last well in a vase and add a soft, airy quality to arrangements
• 🐝 Pollinator favourite — butterflies and bees are strongly attracted to the nectar-rich flowers
• 🌞 Long flowering season — blooms prolifically from early summer right through to autumn
• 🌿 Easy to grow — reliable and fast-growing, great for beginners and experienced gardeners alike

Growing Tips for New Zealand

Sow indoors from August onwards, or direct sow from October once the soil has warmed. Phlox prefers a sunny to partly shaded position with well-drained, fertile soil. Sow seeds on the surface or cover very lightly — they need light to germinate well. Thin or transplant to 20–25 cm apart. Water regularly during dry spells and deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering. Performs beautifully throughout New Zealand and self-seeds gently in warmer regions.

What's in the Packet

Each packet contains 25 seeds of Phlox Blushing Bride (Phlox drummondii).