A sprightly combination

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By: Garden Gate staff

Celebrate the warm weather with this colorful combo!

A sprightly combination

Looking for a crisp, bright combo that feels as fresh as the new season? We love how ‘Stunning Apricot’ tulips tower over these fragrant phlox blossoms. The juniper’s texture adds just the right finishing touch.

A – Tulip (Tulipa ‘Stunning Apricot’) Bulb; pale salmon-pink blooms from mid- to late spring; full sun to part shade; 24 to 28 in. tall, plant 4 to 5 bulbs per sq. ft.; cold zones 3 to 8, heat zones 8 to 1

B – Woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata) Perennial; lavender flowers in spring; full to part shade; 8 to 16 in. tall, 8 to 12 in. wide; cold zones 3 to 9, heat zones 9 to 1

C – Juniper (Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Gold Coast’) Needled evergreen; golden foliage; full sun; 2 to 3 ft. tall, 3 to 4 ft. wide; cold zones 3 to 9, heat zones 9 to 1

Published: March 20, 2012

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