Garden Use
The garden phlox is commonly used in cottage, native, butterfly, and pollinator gardens as a border plant. Garden phlox is prized for its showy, bright fragrant flowers with a range of color combinations that bloom throughout summer to fall. This plant does particularly well in perennial borders as either a single specimen or in groupings. It is commonly planted alongside Black-eyed susan, Globe thistle, Red hot poker, and Coneflowers.
Symbolism
Welcome, generosity, harmony, agreement
Interesting Facts
It can be used as flowerbeds, flower borders, potted plants, or cut flowers. It is the main summer ornamental plant that has elegant posture, lush flowers, gorgeous colors, rich flowers, and although not large, can form a large cluster, showing beautiful color above the plant, making a picturesque view. It is really an ideal ornamental plant.
Name Story
Garden phlox: It is often called garden phlox where the word "phlox" originates from the Greek word "phlx" which means "flame". It may be used to describe the spectacle of its blooming flowers, and it is often planted in gardens.
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