VIDEO: Caring for the phlox plant properly
Phlox plants are one of the barrier herbs, which already decorate numerous gardens and terraces with a sea of red, pink, purple, blue, white or orange flowers. With good care, the growth height of the plant is around 70 to 90 centimeters. If you want to have the intensely fragrant phlox plant at home, you should consider a few aspects when caring for it. With the species you have the following choice: Phlox drummondii (annual plant, which grows from March to May blooms), summer phloxes or garden phloxes (Phlox paniculata). With proper care, these will bloom well into autumn.
Phlox plants - location and care
- Phlox plants prefer in the garden or on the terrace a sunny location, whereby the blazing midday sun is less recommended. The partial shade is also a good location for the plant, so that you can plant it there either in beds or in troughs so that the phlox plant also thrives well.
- The soil should be rich in nutrients and also calcareous so that the plant feels comfortable.
- The flowering period runs from June to September, although some flowers can also last into October, so that you can enjoy them even longer. After late summer (accordingly after the flowering phase has ended), however, the stalks should be completely cut back so that they can be the phlox plant can sprout again in spring and in the following summer for a new sea of flowers on your terrace or in your garden cares.
- Since the phlox plant has its roots quite close to the surface of the earth, a regular and ample water supply should be guaranteed. Particularly on hot summer days, care should be taken to ensure that the plant is always kept moist and that there is no dry soil. A drying out of the upper layer of soil should therefore be avoided as far as possible.
- When fertilizing, you should take into account that it should not contain too much nitrogen.
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