Phlox, (sounds like “flocks”) originating mostly in North America, belongs to a genus of about 70 species that are known as the “backbone” of the perennial border, adding color and fragrance to the ...

If you're keen to add some stunning floral color to your garden, you can't go past these outstanding phlox varieties ...

Phlox are easy-to-grow plants that come in a huge variety of colors to provide a bounty of fragrant flowers throughout the summer months. They require only a little annual maintenance to perform at ...

Pink creeping phlox growing on a slope and around a large rock - Olena Lialina/Getty Images The spring blooms of creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) are a welcome sight after a long winter. Whether you ...

The fragrant phlox flower is a timeless classic. It provides gorgeous color and versatility as a ground cover and in rock gardens—borders, beds and containers—or in cutting gardens. Crisp white, soft ...

Q: A friend who lives in a local mountain community just gave me a division of one of her garden plants with pink flowers that she called phlox. Will it take our summer heat and low winter chill ...

Wait until fall frost kills tall phlox before pruning to the ground; fall pruning is keeps powdery mildew at bay. Regular deadheading and light trimming encourage bushier growth, extend blooming, and ...

Love to see hummingbirds in your garden or yard? You can grow a native flowering ground cover to attract them. Prairie phlox (Phlox pilosa) , also known as downy phlox, is a wildflower featuring the ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Each spring as the Ohio woodlands wake up to new ...

Sometimes we gardeners become so focused — obsessed is probably more accurate — on newly discovered or unique plants that we overlook the ones that have served us well for years. Such was the case ...

Whether sunlight bathes your yard or your trees create full shade, there's a creeping phlox for you. Sun-loving creeping phlox, with mounds of 5-petaled spring flowers covering low mats of needle-like ...