Phlox
Phlox spp.
Special Features
Typically have clusters of small five-petaled flowers forming dense rounded or elongated inflorescences in white, pink, lavender, purple, and red. Phlox species vary in height and foliage color.
Plant Specifications
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Growing Phlox on Martha's Vineyard
Phlox encompasses some of the most important and widely used perennials in the Martha's Vineyard landscape design vocabulary, with species available for virtually every garden condition the island presents. The summer phlox, Phlox paniculata, delivers fragrant flower heads in white, pink, red, and lavender in July and August in the sunny to partly shaded borders of properties throughout the island, while the creeping phlox, Phlox subulata, provides brilliant early-spring color on well-drained sunny banks and rock garden features. Mildew management is the primary cultural challenge for tall Phlox paniculata in the island's humid maritime climate, addressed through selecting resistant cultivars, ensuring adequate plant spacing, and avoiding overhead irrigation.
Deer occasionally browse phlox, particularly in spring. Estate Care professionals prioritize mildew-resistant cultivar selection for tall garden phlox and maintain the consistent deadheading and air-circulation management that sustains the plant's health and flowering performance through the Vineyard's humid summer garden season.
