Phlox is a very undemanding plant with a fantastic sea of flowers. Phlox, or flame flower, can bloom into October.
Phlox belongs in every garden. It is a very undemanding plant that can ignite a veritable sea of flowers. Shade or sun, the phlox will thrive almost anywhere.
Seeds disperse themselves
And in a wide variety of colors. If you just let it grow, it usually flowers from June / July. After that it forms seeds and disperses itself. If you don't want that and if you want to enjoy the beautiful flowers until autumn, you should cut off the flowers when they are just beginning to fade. This causes the phlox to put its energy into new flower formation and so more can develop in the leaf axils.
Magnificent bloom until October
This ensures that you often still have beautiful phlox well into October, while others are hardly recognizable as such. Another advantage: If you cut off in time, the phlox will not form seeds and cannot sow itself. Because the resulting young plants crowd each other over time.