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WANTED Garden Phlox- phlox paniculata I traded all of mine away
Comments (5)I can send a mix of purple, bi-color and white and pink tall phlox. Would love some of your coneflower mix-- butterflies love them! And your dog looks great! Thanks, Lois...See MorePhlox paniculata - (garden phlox) from seed?
Comments (5)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 --...See MoreGarden phlox
Comments (7)I could be wrong but if they're sprouting from the base of the original plant on the same root mass, their genetic make-up would mean they'd perform the same way as the mature plants did. I'm no botanist but logic just dictates roots don't send up anything besides plants they are genetically programmed to do. My garden phlox plants have grown in size since originally planted but they perform in the same manner/habit year after year. BTW - my garden phlox plants are crowded in with other perennials. I haven't seen that affect their performance in any way. Are your phlox planted in full sun? According to my perennial guide 'Perennials for Every Purpose' by Larry Hodgson: "garden phlox does well in sunny sites with good drainage." Is your garden phlox situated where it gets full sun?...See MoreDo I cut the tall garden phlox back ?
Comments (4)I cut my phlox back to just a couple of inches above the base. Phlox foliage often gets a bit of powdery mildew late in the season so I want to get that out of the garden before winter. To collect phlox seed after the flowers fade they will form seeds. They are ripe when they are dark and I pluck them off as they ripen. Some put a nylon or small bag over the seed head to catch ripe seeds as the ripe pods open easily and seed falls to the ground. I no longer add winter mulch to my phlox as they are hardy and survive well without it. We've had a couple of nights in the twenties. The few clematis and mums that are blooming seem to be unaffected by the low temps. Same for several other blooming perennials. Think the temps need to be low for a longer period of time to end their bloom. In my zone pansies are more readily available and displayed in the spring. Some mornings they look terrible from being frozen but as they warm the foliage and blooms perk up and they are lovely again....See Moreblackwillow87
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