Learn how to plant, grow, and care for phlox flowers—low to tall varieties that bloom from spring to summer and attract pollinators. Deer-resistant and colorful!
Phlox (/ ˈflɒks /; Ancient Greek: φλόξ "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", Ancient Greek: φλόγες phlóges) is a genus of 68 species of perennial and annual plants in the family Polemoniaceae. They are found mostly in North America (one in Siberia) in diverse habitats from alpine tundra to open woodland and prairie.
Phlox is a cottage garden mainstay with varieties that bloom from early spring into fall. It’s flowers come in nearly every hue imaginable, even hard-to-find blue.
Phlox is a genus with a great diversity in growth form, with a height varying between 3 to 6 inches for Phlox subulata to 5 feet tall for Phlox paniculata. They may grow in a low, mounding form, a spreading woodland phlox or tall, upright phlox.