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It would quickly turn black if left on the plant. Perennial phlox will grow back year after year but it is best, right after the first frost spells, to cut the foliage short. Remove wilted flowers regularly (deadheading).At the beginning of spring, add flower plant fertilizer to the soil.Double-check that your soil is rich enough so you’ll have beautiful blooming.Always try to find sunbathed locations or places that only have shade for couple hours.There are a great many phlox varieties and species, but they all have one thing in common: they love sun! Regular watering is needed, especially in times of drought.It revels in the sun and prefers rather rich and well drained soil.The most famous annual Phlox is Phlox drummondii. More regular watering is required for phlox growing in pots, garden boxes or container. Whether you’re dealing with annual or perennial phlox, care is quite easy and usually boils down to watering when the soil is dry. Divide the clump in fall, once the stems have died off.Perennial phlox is easily propagated through crown division. Plant either in spring or fall, keep the container in a rather sunny spot.If you might miss watering for a few days in a row during hot weather, better go for a plastic or an enameled pot. If you can water regularly, this is the option to go for. Terra cotta tends to dry out fast, but it’s also better at keeping the soil cool. They don’t specifically need deep soil, a normal pot that’s as deep as it is wide will do great. Most phlox varieties do great in containers. Place plants at least 8 to 12 inches (20 to 30 cm) apart.Mix your garden soil with proper flower plant soil mix.The phlox is planted preferably in fall for species that bloom in spring and in spring for those that bloom in summer.Just as for annual phlox, it appreciates rather rich soil. Annual phlox is particularly well suited to garden boxes, pots and pot arrangements.When the phlox seeds have sprouted and grown a few leaves, thin them down to about 8 inches (20 cm) distance right from the first leaves, to give the plant a lot of space to grow well.Keep the substrate a little moist by watering it regularly.Try to perform direct sowing in the plot in spring, using a blend of soil mix and garden soil.Sowing annual phlox is easy and quick, and is best done directly in the garden. There are also annual phlox species, one of which is called Drummond’s phlox, which only bloom in summer. It appreciates rather rich and humus-containing soil, but will still grow fine in ordinary earth. Phlox is a perennial flower that is quite hardy. Phlox is among the very beautiful flowers that decorate our gardens over the summer.Įasy to care for and grow, they’ll charm you because they’re are extremely ornamental.