Dwarf Reblooming Phlox Bambini^® Desire

None of these grew despite my best efforts. I was really looking forward to filling the vacant area next to my driveway with vibrant color.

Just wanted to send a Thank You to " Jessica" at Customer Service for responding promptly to my question about my recent purchase and unfortunately some bad luck with the bare root dwarf bambini phlox and offering a merchandise credit.. I was able to grow one of the bare roots, and hoping to have lovely purple flowers in this little gem soon. Unfortunately, I wasn't so lucky with the others. I will be ordering some more next season and hoping for better luck. (if anyone who has been successful in growing these has any suggestions, they would be welcome to me, and I am sure other customers! :) Again, Thanks!

I have a large garden with many healthy blooming perennials in the DC area. I purchased a bag of 5 bare roots last Fall. All looked great in temp pots, which I then moved to the garden with lots of mulch for winter. All died by the Spring / 2024. I purchased another bag this Spring - again all sprouted, but very soon died. I then purchased my third bag of bare root bambini bulbs. There were actually more than the 5 I thought I was purchasing, so was very excited about that - I planted them all in small pots, did not water much, as i learned from previous reviewers. Most sprouted, but soon died. One plant did well which I moved to the garden when the weather warmed up. It is doing well, and I am hoping it will bloom. I had 2 others plants still in small pots which I was hoping would do well. One just died, so I have one left. It is still alive, not growing very fast, but am hoping it will survive long enough to move outside. So, total experience is, 3 bags purchased, one plant still thriving in the garden, and one possibility in the house. I think this is a good company, but for some reason, this particular plant, (which i really love and had great hopes for), seems to be very difficult to grow.

I planted 5 dwarf phlox ( Desire, Candy Crush, and Primadona mix) Only 2 even put up a tiny green shoot and after a couple of weeks they turned brown and died. I planted them in pots in a heated greenhouse when they arrived, so they were not even out in the weather. I also planted border dwarf dahlias. Four of the 5 of these came up.

Beautiful plants! potted up the day aftrr arrival in 50/50 sharp sand and Miracle-Gro potting soil. The Miracle-Gro seems to be mostly peat these days (not scientifically confirmed) and stays a lot wetter than previous years. (Again, not scientifically confirmed. Just an observation of a 30 year gardener. Anyway, love these plants! Healthy and doing great after 1 month individually in old 1 gallon pots. Looking forward to seeing the blooms! Hoping these are more purple than pink! If you like purply pink you have to search out "Cloudburst". Bought that last year. Lol, OMG, those plants are blooming machines! After early June in Norfolk, Virginia, Cloudburst was a nonstop bloomer! Almost like an annual! I am hoping Bambini Desire blooms as long and as well. The Bambini Desire plants look as nice, so fingers crossed.

All mine are starting to sprout. I read that The key is not to over water or they will rot in the pot before sprouting. I planted them in temp. Pots. One in a milk jug so I could see roots. As long as I could see moisture inside, I did not water. The top looked dry. Then Wala they sprouted. It was very hard not to water when the tops looked dry but I resisted the temptation and it worked .

Plants in good shape and waiting for good results.

Never disappointed in all the plants so far ordered. Plan to get more too!!!