Pack any garden or landscape with scent and color by planting annual and perennial phlox. All add splashes of color, and many are wonderfully fragrant.
The Best Perennials for Your Yard
Every year a group of plant breeders, nurserymen, and garden writers select a top-performing perennial as Perennial of the Year. Here are their picks since 1990; these plants are sure to be winners in your garden, too!
"… coreopsis If you've had bad luck with phlox because of powdery mildew, a disease that can ruin phlox 's foliage before the end of the season … pretty pure-white flowers to boot. Name: Phlox paniculata 'David' Size: To 3 1/2 feet …"
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Summer phlox is a widely adapted perennial, hardy from … Minneapolis to the Gulf Coast. If you've grown phlox before, however, you know that its nemesis … looking bare-legged and bedraggled. Certain phlox varieties are more resistant to the disease …
Phlox paniculata -- called garden, tall, or border phlox --grows 3 to 4 feet tall and bears large trusses of fragrant flowers from summer to early fall. It's an old-fashioned favorite that has few rivals for its color display and light …
… Perfect for rock gardens, alongside paved areas, the front of raised perennial gardens, or as a ground cover on a slope, moss phlox forms a dense, creeping mat up to 6 inches high and 2 feet wide. Wherever you locate it, however, make sure it has excellent …
Blue and Pink Garden with a Focus on Iris
… bearded iris ( Iris hybrid); Zones 3-10 B. 1 carnation ( Dianthus caryophyllus ); Zones 3-8 C. 1 creeping phlox ( Phlox subulata ); Zones 2-8 D. 3 forget-me-not ( Myosotis sylvatica ); Zones 5-8 E. 3 Johnny-jump-up ( Viola …
Perennials that Bloom and Bloom
… little water. Nancy I have four: My hands-down favorite is my Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard.' This year it bloomed from the middle … sometimes longer if deadheaded regularly. Also the hardy phloxes and coneflowers really stay long, even in the hot weather.
… species. Wild Sweet William A wild member of the phlox family, sweet william ( Phlox divaricata) produces loose clusters of blue flowers … s seal (Polygonatum biflorum) Sweet william ( Phlox divaricata) Shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia …
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Must-Grow New Perennials for 2009
… season Grow it with: Purple or white garden phlox Name: Echinacea 'Mac 'n Cheese' Growing … www.provenwinners.com This series of phlox selections adds amazing color and sweet … other long-blooming perennials Name: Phlox paniculata Candy Store series Growing Conditions …
No-Fail Perennials of the South
… as do the summer blooms of accenting phlox . Zones: 4-9 Cast iron plant is the … by gardeners, bees, and butterflies, phlox adds showy flowers starting in early summer … flowers and bring them inside Plant Name: Phlox selections Growing Conditions: Full sun …
Beautiful Bouquets Fresh from the Garden
… partners, such as butterfly bush, garden phlox , and balloon flower. Allium's intriguing … cosmos, veronica, coralbells, and garden phlox make a luscious pink mound. The second vase holds blooms of butterfly bush, more phlox , and penstemon. Express the bounty of …
Garden Plans for Birds & Butterflies
… 9 feet. Many bees and butterflies enjoy fragrant flowers as much as we do. This plan includes favorites such as dianthus, phlox , and nicotiana. Garden size: 22 by 6 feet. This front yard plan has enough variety and fragrance to attract a legion of …
… g_00 shows why these bulbs are so popular. Their cheery colors brighten the landscape after drab winter days. Creeping phlox makes an outstanding groundcover for sun or part shade. In spring it is covered with star-shape blooms in pink, white …
Recipes for Beautiful Container Gardens
… called Million Bells) complemented by the osteospermum and phlox . While charming on their own, the addition of purple … grass ( Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum') -- 1 F. Annual phlox ( Phlox drummondii 'Intensia White') -- 3 This combination …
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