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data-title="Floxo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlox" title="Phlox – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Phlox" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%A4%E1%83%9A%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A5%E1%83%A1%E1%83%98" title="ფლოქსი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ფლოქსი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlox" title="Phlox – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Phlox" data-language-autonym="Magyar" 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data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floks" title="Floks – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Floks" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floks" title="Floks – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Floks" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floks" title="Floks – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Floks" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" 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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Genus of flowering plants</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Phlox_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Phlox (disambiguation)">Phlox (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <table class="infobox biota" style="text-align: left; width: 200px; font-size: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><i>Phlox</i> </th></tr> <tr> <td 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<td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">Angiosperms</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eudicots" title="Eudicots">Eudicots</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Clade</i>: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Asterids" title="Asterids">Asterids</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Order: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ericales" title="Ericales">Ericales</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Family: </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Polemoniaceae" title="Polemoniaceae">Polemoniaceae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Phlox</i></a><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">L.</a> (1753)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)">Species<sup id="cite_ref-POWO_328376-2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-POWO_328376-2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <p>68; see text </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="color:inherit; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(180,250,180)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a><sup id="cite_ref-POWO_328376-2_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-POWO_328376-2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul><li><i>Armeria</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L. ex Kuntze (1891), nom. illeg.</span></li> <li><i>Fonna</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Adans. (1763)</span></li> <li><i>Lychnidea</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Hill (1756), nom. superfl.</span></li> <li><i>Phloxus</i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.</span></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Phlox</b></i> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'f' in 'find'">f</span><span title="'l' in 'lie'">l</span><span title="/ɒ/: 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span></span>/</a></span></span>; <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Ancient Greek</a>: <span lang="grc">φλόξ</span> "flame"; plural "phlox" or "phloxes", <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Greek_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Greek language">Ancient Greek</a>: <span lang="grc">φλόγες</span> <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">phlóges</i></span>) is a genus of 68 species of <a href="/wiki/Perennial_plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Perennial plant">perennial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Annual_plant" title="Annual plant">annual</a> plants in the family <a href="/wiki/Polemoniaceae" title="Polemoniaceae">Polemoniaceae</a>. They are found mostly in North America (one in <a href="/wiki/Siberia" title="Siberia">Siberia</a>) in diverse habitats from <a href="/wiki/Alpine_tundra" title="Alpine tundra">alpine tundra</a> to open <a href="/wiki/Woodland" title="Woodland">woodland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Prairie" title="Prairie">prairie</a>. Some flower in spring, others in summer and fall. Flowers may be pale blue, violet, pink, bright red, or white. Many are <a href="/wiki/Aroma_compound" title="Aroma compound">fragrant</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg/220px-Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg/330px-Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg/440px-Phlox_on_a_patio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3088" data-file-height="2056" /></a><figcaption>Phlox on a patio</figcaption></figure> <p>The name is derived from the Ancient Greek word <span title="Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language romanization"><i lang="grc-Latn">phlox</i></span> meaning flame in reference to the intense flower colors of some varieties.<sup id="cite_ref-mbg_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mbg-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fertilized flowers typically produce one relatively large <a href="/wiki/Seed" title="Seed">seed</a>. The fruit is a longitudinally <a href="/wiki/Dehiscence_(botany)" title="Dehiscence (botany)">dehiscent</a> <a href="/wiki/Capsule_(botany)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capsule (botany)">capsule</a> with three or more <a href="/wiki/Ovary_(botany)#Parts_of_the_ovary" title="Ovary (botany)">valves</a> that sometimes separate explosively.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some species such as <i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_paniculata" title="Phlox paniculata">P. paniculata</a></i> (garden phlox) grow upright, while others such as <i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_subulata" title="Phlox subulata">P. subulata</a></i> (moss phlox, moss pink, mountain phlox) grow short and matlike. Paniculata or tall phlox, is a native American wildflower that is native from New York to Iowa south to Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas. It blooms from July to September. </p><p>Creeping phlox spreads rapidly and makes great ground cover.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be planted to cover banks, fill spaces under tall trees, and spill and trail over slopes. Creeping phlox blooms in spring and produces long, spreading stems, which become woody with age. It was introduced into cultivation by the late 1700s.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The foliage of <i>Phlox</i> is a food for the <a href="/wiki/Larva" title="Larva">larvae</a> of some <a href="/wiki/Lepidoptera" title="Lepidoptera">Lepidoptera</a> species including <a href="/wiki/Dot_moth" title="Dot moth">dot moth</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Gazoryctra_wielgusi" title="Gazoryctra wielgusi">Gazoryctra wielgusi</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Macroglossum_stellatarum" class="mw-redirect" title="Macroglossum stellatarum">hummingbird hawk-moth</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Schinia_indiana" title="Schinia indiana">Schinia indiana</a></i> (which feeds exclusively on <i>P. pilosa</i>). Phlox species are also a popular food source for <a href="/wiki/Groundhog" title="Groundhog">groundhogs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rabbit" title="Rabbit">rabbits</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deer" title="Deer">deer</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Species">Species</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Species"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg/250px-Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg/330px-Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg/500px-Phlox_paniculata_fruit_and_seeds.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="825" /></a><figcaption>Fruit and seeds of <i>P. paniculata</i></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phlox_triovulata.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Phlox_triovulata.jpg/220px-Phlox_triovulata.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Phlox_triovulata.jpg/330px-Phlox_triovulata.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Phlox_triovulata.jpg/440px-Phlox_triovulata.jpg 2x" data-file-width="840" data-file-height="700" /></a><figcaption><i>Phlox triovulata</i> (three-seed phlox), New Mexico, US</figcaption></figure> <p>The species in the genus include:<sup id="cite_ref-POWO_328376-2_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-POWO_328376-2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_aculeata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox aculeata (page does not exist)">Phlox aculeata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">A.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_adsurgens" title="Phlox adsurgens">Phlox adsurgens</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Torr. ex A.Gray</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_albomarginata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox albomarginata (page does not exist)">Phlox albomarginata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">M.E.Jones</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_alyssifolia" title="Phlox alyssifolia">Phlox alyssifolia</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Greene</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_amabilis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox amabilis (page does not exist)">Phlox amabilis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Brand</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_amoena" title="Phlox amoena">Phlox amoena</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Sims</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_amplifolia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox amplifolia (page does not exist)">Phlox amplifolia</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Britton</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_andicola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox andicola (page does not exist)">Phlox andicola</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(Britton) E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_austromontana" title="Phlox austromontana">Phlox austromontana</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Coville</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_bifida" title="Phlox bifida">Phlox bifida</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.C.Beck</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_buckleyi" title="Phlox buckleyi">Phlox buckleyi</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_caespitosa" title="Phlox caespitosa">Phlox caespitosa</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Nutt.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_carolina" title="Phlox carolina">Phlox carolina</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_caryophylla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox caryophylla (page does not exist)">Phlox caryophylla</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_cluteana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox cluteana (page does not exist)">Phlox cluteana</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">A.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_colubrina&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox colubrina (page does not exist)">Phlox colubrina</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry & Constance</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_condensata" title="Phlox condensata">Phlox condensata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(A.Gray) E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_cuspidata" title="Phlox cuspidata">Phlox cuspidata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Scheele</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_diffusa" title="Phlox diffusa">Phlox diffusa</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Benth.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_dispersa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox dispersa (page does not exist)">Phlox dispersa</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Sharsm.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_divaricata" title="Phlox divaricata">Phlox divaricata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_dolichantha" title="Phlox dolichantha">Phlox dolichantha</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">A.Gray</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_douglasii" title="Phlox douglasii">Phlox douglasii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Hook.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_drummondii" title="Phlox drummondii">Phlox drummondii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Hook.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_floridana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox floridana (page does not exist)">Phlox floridana</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Benth.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_glaberrima" title="Phlox glaberrima">Phlox glaberrima</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_glabriflora" title="Phlox glabriflora">Phlox glabriflora</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(Brand) Whitehouse</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_gladiformis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox gladiformis (page does not exist)">Phlox gladiformis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(M.E.Jones) E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_%C3%97_glutinosa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox × glutinosa (page does not exist)">Phlox × glutinosa</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Buckley</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_griseola&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox griseola (page does not exist)">Phlox griseola</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_hendersonii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox hendersonii (page does not exist)">Phlox hendersonii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(E.E.Nelson) Cronquist</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_hirsuta" title="Phlox hirsuta">Phlox hirsuta</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_hoodii" title="Phlox hoodii">Phlox hoodii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Richardson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_idahonis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox idahonis (page does not exist)">Phlox idahonis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_kelseyi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox kelseyi (page does not exist)">Phlox kelseyi</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Britton</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_longifolia" title="Phlox longifolia">Phlox longifolia</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Nutt.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_maculata" title="Phlox maculata">Phlox maculata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_mesoleuca&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox mesoleuca (page does not exist)">Phlox mesoleuca</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Greene</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_mexicana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox mexicana (page does not exist)">Phlox mexicana</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_missoulensis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox missoulensis (page does not exist)">Phlox missoulensis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_mollis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox mollis (page does not exist)">Phlox mollis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_multiflora&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox multiflora (page does not exist)">Phlox multiflora</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">A.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_nana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox nana (page does not exist)">Phlox nana</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Nutt.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_nivalis" title="Phlox nivalis">Phlox nivalis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">G.Lodd. ex Sweet</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_oklahomensis" title="Phlox oklahomensis">Phlox oklahomensis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_opalensis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox opalensis (page does not exist)">Phlox opalensis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Dorn</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_ovata" title="Phlox ovata">Phlox ovata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_paniculata" title="Phlox paniculata">Phlox paniculata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_pattersonii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox pattersonii (page does not exist)">Phlox pattersonii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Prather</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_peckii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox peckii (page does not exist)">Phlox peckii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_pilosa" title="Phlox pilosa">Phlox pilosa</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_pulchra" title="Phlox pulchra">Phlox pulchra</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(Wherry) Wherry</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_pulvinata" title="Phlox pulvinata">Phlox pulvinata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(Wherry) Cronquist</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_pungens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox pungens (page does not exist)">Phlox pungens</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Dorn</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_%C3%97_pyramidalis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox × pyramidalis (page does not exist)">Phlox × pyramidalis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Sm.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_richardsonii&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox richardsonii (page does not exist)">Phlox richardsonii</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Hook.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_rigida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox rigida (page does not exist)">Phlox rigida</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Benth.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_roemeriana" title="Phlox roemeriana">Phlox roemeriana</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Scheele</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_sibirica" title="Phlox sibirica">Phlox sibirica</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_solivaga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox solivaga (page does not exist)">Phlox solivaga</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Mayfield & Darrach</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_speciosa" title="Phlox speciosa">Phlox speciosa</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Pursh</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_stolonifera" title="Phlox stolonifera">Phlox stolonifera</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Sims</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_subulata" title="Phlox subulata">Phlox subulata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">L.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_tenuifolia" title="Phlox tenuifolia">Phlox tenuifolia</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_triovulata&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox triovulata (page does not exist)">Phlox triovulata</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Thurb. ex Torr.</span></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_variabilis" title="Phlox variabilis">Phlox variabilis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">Brand</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_vermejoensis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox vermejoensis (page does not exist)">Phlox vermejoensis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">B.S.Legler</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_viridis&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox viridis (page does not exist)">Phlox viridis</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_viscida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox viscida (page does not exist)">Phlox viscida</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">E.E.Nelson</span></li> <li><i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox_woodhousei&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Phlox woodhousei (page does not exist)">Phlox woodhousei</a></i> <span style="font-size: 85%;">(A.Gray) E.E.Nelson</span></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cultivation">Cultivation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cultivation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg/220px-Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg/330px-Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg/440px-Phlox_divaricata_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1386" data-file-height="1440" /></a><figcaption>Clump of woodland phlox (<i>P. divaricata</i>)</figcaption></figure> <p>Several species and <a href="/wiki/Cultivar" title="Cultivar">cultivars</a> of phlox are commonly grown in gardens. Most cultivated phlox, with the notable exception of <i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_drummondii" title="Phlox drummondii">Phlox drummondii</a></i>, are perennial. Species from alpine habitats (and cultivars derived from them) require full sun and good drainage. Those from woodland habitats (such as <i><a href="/wiki/Phlox_divaricata" title="Phlox divaricata">Phlox divaricata</a></i>) require partial shade and soil rich in humus. Those from waterside habitats (such as <i>P. paniculata</i>) require full sun and moisture at the roots.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Phlox are valued in the garden for their ability to attract butterflies. Phlox are <a href="/wiki/Plant_propagation" title="Plant propagation">propagated</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cutting_(plant)" title="Cutting (plant)">stem cuttings</a>, clump division, and seeds.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-POWO_328376-2-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-POWO_328376-2_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-POWO_328376-2_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-POWO_328376-2_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/328376-2">"<i>Phlox</i> L."</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Plants_of_the_World_Online" title="Plants of the World Online">Plants of the World Online</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Royal_Botanic_Gardens,_Kew" title="Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew">Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 April</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Plants+of+the+World+Online&rft.atitle=Phlox+L.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpowo.science.kew.org%2Ftaxon%2F328376-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APhlox" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mbg-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mbg_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=l610">"Phlox paniculata", Missouri Botanical Garden</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKlaus_Kubitzki2004" class="citation book cs1">Klaus Kubitzki (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=O-tHGAaaf2cC&q=polemoniaceae+dehiscence&pg=PA311"><i>Flowering plants, Dicotyledons: Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales</i></a>. Springer. p. 311. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783540065128" title="Special:BookSources/9783540065128"><bdi>9783540065128</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Flowering+plants%2C+Dicotyledons%3A+Celastrales%2C+Oxalidales%2C+Rosales%2C+Cornales%2C+Ericales&rft.pages=311&rft.pub=Springer&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=9783540065128&rft.au=Klaus+Kubitzki&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DO-tHGAaaf2cC%26q%3Dpolemoniaceae%2Bdehiscence%26pg%3DPA311&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APhlox" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.almanac.com/plant/phlox">"Growing Phlox", <i>The Farmer's Almanac</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/creeping-phlox">"Creeping Phlox", <i>Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia</i></a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Prof. Craigmyle, M., <i>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Perennials</i>, Salamander Books Ltd, 2002, p222 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1%2B901683%2B78%2B8" title="Special:BookSources/1+901683+78+8">1 901683 78 8</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFToogood2019" class="citation book cs1">Toogood, Alan (2019-05-07). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=WhfEDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA206&dq"><i>Propagating Plants: How to Create New Plants for Free</i></a>. Penguin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4654-9898-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-4654-9898-4"><bdi>978-1-4654-9898-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Propagating+Plants%3A+How+to+Create+New+Plants+for+Free&rft.pub=Penguin&rft.date=2019-05-07&rft.isbn=978-1-4654-9898-4&rft.aulast=Toogood&rft.aufirst=Alan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DWhfEDwAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPA206%26dq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APhlox" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=phdi5">Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Austin</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=phlox">Natural Resources Conservation Service USDA</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Phlox&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/20px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span> Media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Phlox" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Phlox">Phlox</a> at Wikimedia Commons </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDole2000" class="citation web cs1">Dole, Claire H. (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://butterflywebsite.com/articles/bgq/Phlox.htm">"Phlox: A Butterfly and Moth Magnet"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-05-08</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Phlox%3A+A+Butterfly+and+Moth+Magnet&rft.date=2000&rft.aulast=Dole&rft.aufirst=Claire+H.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbutterflywebsite.com%2Farticles%2Fbgq%2FPhlox.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APhlox" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFChisholm1911" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Chisholm" title="Hugh Chisholm">Chisholm, Hugh</a>, ed. (1911). <span class="cs1-ws-icon" title="s:1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Phlox"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/1911_Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica/Phlox">"Phlox" </a></span>. <i><a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Eleventh_Edition" title="Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition">Encyclopædia Britannica</a></i>. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 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class="uid"><span class="external"><a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Phlox" class="extiw" title="wikispecies:Phlox">Phlox</a></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;">BioLib: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id40626">40626</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Catalogue_of_Life" title="Catalogue of Life">CoL</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6NSB">6NSB</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/EPPO_Code" title="EPPO Code">EPPO</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/1POXG">1POXG</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Flora_of_North_America" title="Flora of North America">FNA</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=125061">125061</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility" title="Global Biodiversity Information Facility">GBIF</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.gbif.org/species/2927698">2927698</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Germplasm_Resources_Information_Network" title="Germplasm Resources Information Network">GRIN</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9262">9262</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/INaturalist" title="INaturalist">iNaturalist</a>: <span class="uid"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://inaturalist.org/taxa/52152">52152</a></span></span></li> <li><span style="white-space:nowrap;"><a 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