1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, North America
Southeastern Asia, India
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
gardens, Homesteads, Urban areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
H1, H2, 24
1.9 Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
65.00 cm40.60 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
55.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Lavender
Orange, Light Yellow, Peach, Orange Red
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Form a Soil ring to water efficiently, Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead flowers
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
1.3 Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Rabbits
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
1.4 Allergy
Not Available
no allergic reactions
2 Benefits
2.1 Uses
2.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
2.1.4 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
2.1.6 Edible Uses
2.1.9 Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
2.2 Plant Benefits
2.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Cold, Cough, Wounds
2.2.2 Part of Plant Used
2.3.1 Other Uses
Food for animals, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
2.4 Used As Indoor Plant
2.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
2.6 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Tropical
3 Scientific Name
3.1 Botanical Name
Phlox paniculata 'Sherbet Cocktail'
CROSSANDRA infundibuliformis
3.2 Common Name
Hybrid Phlox, Sherbet Cocktail Garden Phlox
Firecracker Flower
3.2.1 In Hindi
3.2.2 In German
Hybrid Phlox
Kracher-Blume
3.2.3 In French
Phlox Hybrid
Firecracker fleur
3.2.4 In Spanish
Phlox híbrido
flor petardo
3.2.5 In Greek
υβριδικά Phlox
πυροτέχνημα λουλούδι
3.2.6 In Portuguese
Phlox híbrido
flor foguete
3.2.7 In Polish
Hybrydowy Phlox
petarda kwiat
3.2.8 In Latin
Hybrid Phlox
flos Firecracker
4 Classification
4.1 Kingdom
4.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
4.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Not Available
4.4 Order
4.5 Family
Polemoniaceae
Acanthaceae
4.6 Genus
4.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
4.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
4.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Brodiaeoideae
4.10 Number of Species