The right place for your phlox
Most Phlox varieties like a well-drained, slightly loamy soil. While some varieties cannot stand the blazing sun, other species, such as the meadow phlox, like them very much. High-growing varieties such as Phlox amplifolia, which can easily grow to more than a meter, require quite a lot of nutrients. They need to be regularly on poor soils fertilized ideally with well-rotted compost or manure.
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If you are looking for a plant for your rock garden, you can also find it with the phlox. Some creeping varieties, such as the carpet phlox or the upholstery phlox, grow in width rather than height. These ground covers prefer a light sandy soil. They can also cope with a longer dry period, need only a few nutrients and are allowed to stand in the blazing sun.
The forest phlox (Phlox divaricata) and wandering phlox (Phlox stolonifera) are suitable for a partially shaded location or for underplanting trees. Both will not be taller than about 30 cm. The somewhat lower Phlox stolonifera blooms in May and June, when the Phlox divaricata has almost faded.
Phlox is particularly fond of:
- full sun for late blooming varieties
- Penumbra for early flowering varieties
- Windbreak
- permeable soil
- Compost or manure, well rotten
Tips
Phlox is so versatile that you can find a suitable variety for almost any location, from ground cover to tall perennial.
