Flame flowers let your garden bathe in colors.

"Phlox lovers, also known as flame flowers, are truly captivated by the sea of blossoms that their favorite flower brings to their garden from March to October. Gardeners have the choice between annual and perennial varieties.

Not only are there ground-covering types like most annuals, but there are also specimens that can reach heights of up to 1.40 meters, offering many design possibilities. Phloxes are especially popular as ground covers in perennial beds and at the base of shrubs and trees. When combined with evergreen perennials and shrubs like sweet grasses, boxwood, and conifers, one can create colorful compositions. The growth and bloom density of the phlox create the impression of a colorful fabric, painting beautiful pictures alongside the green areas of neighboring plants.

Stone garden enthusiasts often use slightly taller, cushion-like phlox varieties, such as Phlox subulata or Phlox douglasii 'Crackerjack', to add color to the rock garden. Especially colorful phloxes, like the pink Phlox paniculata combined with delicate white baby's breath, look especially beautiful."

"The tall phloxes can not only be arranged together with shorter varieties, but they also look beautiful when planted in combination with other flowering shrubs and perennials. For example, foxglove, Veronica, anemones, and roses make excellent neighbors. Even ornamental thistles, alliums, and other unusual flowers can look great surrounded by phlox.

However, it's important to provide support for the tall phlox to prevent the herbaceous plants from bending or breaking in stronger winds or storms.

Even fragrance garden enthusiasts have much to appreciate in phlox, as some Phlox paniculata varieties and the woodland phlox 'Clouds of Perfume' not only charm with their beauty but also with their aromatic scent.

Most varieties thrive in full sunlight, but there are also phloxes that can grow well in partial shade. This includes all woodland phlox species, such as Phlox divaricata.

If you ensure that your phlox has loose, nutrient-rich soil and regularly fertilize it with a complete fertilizer, it will reward you with an abundance of flowers. You can sow annual phlox varieties in pots as early as February, while perennials can be divided and propagated in the fall."