I grew these last year after looking everywhere for the seeds. I finally got them through Thompson and Morgan. I was so excited to get them going,but boy I sure was disappointed.The blooms were really small and I did not like the fragrance which remimded me a lot of Vanilla,not quite what I was looking for.I am growing night scented stocks again instead,I love the fragrance they emit.

My phlox self-sows freely and I see new young seedlings coming up every spring. But I let the flowers go to seed and sometimes leave the dried seed heads on the plants all winter. If you already have phlox growing in your garden and you didn't deadhead, look around next spring for small seedlings within about 2' of the parent plants. -- BC --

Do you have other spots in your garden where you could try them out? When I try out a new plant, I always buy three (and whenever possible at one of the big box stores to minimize my initial monatery investment while I'm experimenting) and put them in different areas to see where they do best; it's amazing how anyone's yard can have so many different micro-climates; sometimes only a few feet away in another direction. I'm one of the lucky ones with drifts of phlox in quite a few different colors, all very old and of unknown cultivars, but they do well for me both in full sun, and light/dappled shade. The first of mine start blooming early in July and some white and some of the pink still have a few flowers left today. Although I've heard that phlox are heavy feeders, I don't fertilize - I do a top dress of compost in the fall or work in compost when I'm planting or transplanting. Mine have been pretty well powery mildew free - I avoid wetting the leaves when watering and will occasionally thin them out to increase air circulation. As mentioned in the above reply, check your drainage; do you have standing water in your garden? I know there are many phlox fanciers on these forums who can weigh in with good advice.

Shelley, I decided to order the Roaring Jelly sib iris from Lindenberg's instead of Vesey's. Lindenberg's is based out of Brandon and will just call me to come pick up my order as soon as it is ready rather than me getting it after a week in the postal system like it would with Vesey's. Also...Lindenberg's regular price is $4.29 whereas Vesey's is $5.95. I also decided to get the Pink Double Delight Echinacea ($9.99) through them also instead of Vesey's. (Vesey's price for Double Delight is $22.95) Right now, my order for Lindenbergs which I will call in this week (so I will for sure get them) is... Elke Geranium...$4.99 Red Admiral Geranium...$5.99 Roxanne Geranium...$9.99 Pink Double Delight Echinacea...$9.99 (Vesey's ... $22.95) Roaring Jelly Siberian Iris...$4.29 Victorian Secret Siberian Iris...$4.29 Kit Kat Nepeta...$4.99 Raspberry Sundae Peony...$19.99 (Vesey's has it for $24.95) Sword Dance Peony...$16.99 Blue Perfume Phlox...$5.99 Miss Piggy Poppy...$5.39 Fanciful Feathers Poppy...$5.39 Picolette Sedum...$5.99 I know very well that each time I go into the store I will be picking up more plants especially when they have their perennials on sale in June. But, these are the plants that I really would like so I will get them now. Brenda