Phlox is one of the most popular colors in our gardens. His name he received from the Greek word "flame". Growing and caring for him is not particularly difficult. Blossom phloxes abundantly and long enough - from July to frosts. Flowers have a variety of shades, have a delicate aroma. Use phloxes and can be in the stone garden and for curbs, in mixborders and for single landings.
The genus of phloxes has about 50 species, only Drummond refers to annuals, and all the rest are perennials. Inside each kind of phlox, there are a lot of varieties of this flower.
All phloxes, depending on the period of flowering, are divided into:
- early (June-July);
- mid-term (July);
- average (July-August);
- mid-late (August);
- late (from the end of August and until frost).
Phlox terry
Exotic phlox Pue Filings surprises with its unusual terry-colored white-green flowers with twisted petals and a purple bloom on them. The bush reaches a height of 70 cm. But the sort of terry phlox Nacherel Filings strikes with its surprising caps of terry-dark lilac-green flowers with twisted petals that look like not yet blossoming buds. A medium-late variety with a bush height of up to 70 cm. The recently exotic varieties of phloxes are double peach and terry mauve blue blossom until the frosts.
Watercolor phloxes
To watercolor phlox belongs to the grade Smoke watercolor. He has a dark pink flower, wrapped in a gray haze, in the middle on a coral background a crimson ring. Gradually the flowers of this phlox become light gray, and a large branchy inflorescence looks like painted with multicolored watercolor strokes. The bush grows very quickly, loves penumbra, in which its smoky coloring looks even more attractive and unusual.
Phlox Orange
According to the breeders' description, Orange Perfection phloxes are very winter-hardy, breed well, are undemanding and easy to care for. Orange-red flowers in its diameter up to 3.5 cm form dense hemispherical inflorescences. The bush is 70 cm high. It blooms profusely and continuously. Loves the sun, but easily tolerates a slight shading.
Phlox Sherbet
Phlox Sherbet is bred by foreign breeders. Strong bush height up to 70 cm. The flower is an unusual apple-green hue with a pinkish blush and pink center. The inflorescence is extremely dense, so some of the petals are raised upwards. Such an inflorescence of the phlox Scherbet is very similar to a hydrangea hydrangea. The variety will look great in the flower garden and in the bouquet.
There are a lot of white phlox varieties, some pure white, others with different shades. Let's get acquainted with some of them. Variety of the phlox Panama is pure white, with a slightly greenish tube. Dense oval-conical inflorescence. The bush grows well, unpretentious in care. One of the best pure white phlox varieties Anya Popova has wavy petals, the diameter of the flower is up to 4 cm. The bush is durable and compact, up to 80 cm high. But the flox varieties Nadezhda Pavlova, Alyonushka, Europe have white flowers with a lilac or raspberry eye. Are similar
As you can see, there are many varieties of phlox, choose whatever you like and let it please you with its beautiful flowering.