Phlox

I think they are a much underated flower. I love them and their simple flower form makes them ideal for insects to feed from.

lovely selection there.

I agree,guilty of that myself....very underated plant.They are so useful to fill gaps.Klahanie,yours are so tall...what a lovely collection.

I can smell them from here. They are one of my favourite flowering plants, I just wish our soil was damper. I envy you the albizia, they are such delicate-looking trees.

Really lovely collection of phlox, Klahanie. They look very enviable indeed. Great close up of the white one too. Hibiscus looks another pretty companion plant there, wonderful colour. In fact, the display of pinks, mauve and the white look perfect.

Thank you SBG, Julia, Anget and Kate for your comments .
I find them not to be fussy at all and quite showy in bigger clumps like this. They do multiply and yes, they grew quite tall this year.

Lovely flowers, Klahanie! I've never grown them but I have seen how they can spread as at the back of the church I attend there is a very narrow border that is totally neglected & totally filled with Phlox! I've noticed how they have crept along this border year after year! They only have room now for a few more years of growth! They will then be out of space to go any further!

Thanks Balcony for your info. They are not spreading very rapidly here. I can control them.

I love phlox, had them in my last garden so when we moved here, planted a few. The scent in wonderful. This year I tried the Chelsea chop on them. Only cutting about half back. Was really pleased with the result. Prolonged their flowering period and gave a more stagger appearance to them.

I might try that next year Jen. Thank you for your note.

I will try that too as my one fault with them is the short flowering period, plus they do tend to spread & get very big clumps. You have a nice selection Klahanie, all looking beautiful at present.

Thank you Feverfew for liking my phlox. It is beautiful at this moment and I think it looks the best in a bigger clump but yes, I must keep an eye on their spreading habit.

They look glorious Klahanie (like everything else in your garden!) They remind me of my childhood I don't think I've seen any since - they must be out of fashion. On the wish list now!

Thank you Stera. You are right, they are considered old-fashioned. Our grandma's plants. I don't see very many around here also. None of my gardening friends grows them ....for one reason or other.