Phlox (flox); Polemoniaceae Family. Phlox are annual or perennial herbaceous plants of North America, with lance-shaped leaves, opposite or alternative. The flowers are in loose panicle clusters atop stiff to willow erect stems. Each flower has five petals with a long narrow tube. They grow best in an open site where the soil is well-drained.
The genus name, phlox is from the Greek word for flame and refers to their brightly colored flowers. There is a variety of phlox for most any garden location. Thousands of phlox varieties are typically grouped by their two primary growth habits, upright or creeping. Spring-blooming creeping phlox can be a ground cover for rock gardens to woodland settings, whereas tall garden phlox will brighten any border with their cheerful early summer flowers
Upright or tall, summer-blooming, phlox species include -
Tall garden phlox is an herbaceous perennial that returns consistently year after year from a thickened root stock.
Creeping, spring-blooming , phlox species include -