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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Type

Perennial

Origin

United States, Northwestern United States, California

Types

Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis

Number of Varieties

136
Rank: 44 (Overall)
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-7
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

7-5

Sunset Zone

3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

243.84 cm
Rank: 77 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

91.44 cm
Rank: 82 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Pink, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Gray Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Thorns

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

41% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-

Plant Tolerance

-

Facts

Flowers

96% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

3% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

-

Fragrant Fruit

6% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

13% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

40% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

8% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Invasive

5% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

54% - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants

Attracts

Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects

Allergy

-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

Insignificant

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-

Part of Plant Used

-

Other Uses

-

Used As Indoor Plant

Insignificant

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Alpine, Container, Cutflower, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PHLOX douglasii

Common Name

Douglas Moss Phlox, Phlox

In Hindi

Phlox plant

In German

Phlox Pflanze

In French

plante Phlox

In Spanish

planta de Phlox

In Greek

φυτό phlox

In Portuguese

planta Phlox

In Polish

Phlox roślin

In Latin

plantae Phlox

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Phlox

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

67
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1 27800
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Properties of Phlox

Want to know the properties of Phlox? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Phlox is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are . Phlox Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use:

  • Part of plant used:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Phlox Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Phlox. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Phlox physical information is as follows: 243.84 cm tall and 91.44 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Arrowhead. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Light Blue, Pink, Red and White
  • Leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Dark Green

Care of Phlox

Taking Phlox Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Phlox include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Phlox

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Phlox is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Phlox is a very important plant from Perennial Flowers. There are 136 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Phlox adsurgens, Phlox alyssifolia, Phlox amabilis. This plant's habitat is Moist Soils, Wet ground and Wet lands and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-7. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.