Phloxes: planting and care

The bright outfit of the phlox explains their name - "flame".If you correctly select the appropriate species of these herbaceous plants, you can cover your area with a bright blossom from June to October.

Flowers of phlox are usually planted in groups, combining them with irises, hosts, daylilies and conifers. In the photo you can see examples of how landscape designers skillfully use these flowers to realize their intentions. For example, with the help of phloxes, you can genuinely zonate space.

Basic rules for planting phlox

1. Choose a place that is well illuminated in the morning, and in the day is in the shade.
2. The surface of the site should be flat, the optimal location - from the east or the west of the house or other structure.
3. Soil must have neutral acidity. It must be dug in advance, spilled with water. In the presence of clay add sand and humus.
4. Everyone knows when to plant phlox or other ornamental plants. It is better to do planting works in the beginning after the snow falls or at the end of the season, when the growth of young shoots will end. If circumstances compel planting a plant in the summer, you need to provide protection from the sun, spray it regularly and water it well.
5. In order for the transplant to be successful, a growth stimulant is used.
6. The distance between individual plants varies from 35 to 50 cm. If it is decided to form plantings in the form of a bush, you can change these parameters. When working with stunted plants, the distance between them is reduced.

Cutting

In inexperienced gardeners, there may be a problem how to plant phlox. The simplest version is cuttings. In the period from May to July, you can simply take a stem and divide it into fragments that include 2 nodules. The stalk is placed in a moist soil. Further, the cultivation is reduced to regular watering. Roots are formed after about 30 days. While they are very weak, you can hide them under cover material.

If cuttings are dealt with in the fall, then you can not put the stalk in the ground. It will be necessary to grow it in a cool room, for example, in a cellar, providing a sufficient amount of light. In the tank they will have to hold until May. Only then it will be possible to land them on a permanent place.

Tips for the care of phlox

Phloxes are unpretentious. Care of them is minimal and does not differ from the generally accepted types of garden works. This watering, weeding, feeding. To phlox at the dacha looked great, you should use organic fertilizers( manure, bird droppings).Only it is necessary to watch, that these substances were in the fermented state. You can use and mineral supplements. The main thing is to prevent imbalance.

Useful substances make into grooves. Doing this best during the formation of buds and at the time of flowering. So that the soil crust does not interfere with the proper development of the plant, mulching is used, which protects the surface from drying out. For this, you can take straw, pine needles, and peat. To bloom lasted as long as possible, you should regularly remove drying inflorescences.

If the flowers become smaller in size, the plant should be transplanted. It is dug out, divided into smaller fragments and planted. This technique contributes to the formation of larger and more abundant colors.

When watering, water is poured exclusively under the root, trying to protect the leaves from moisture ingress. In the heat, this is done 2 times a day. In the summer, fertilizers are used weekly for growing phlox. And their number is initially increased by increasing. And then gradually reduce and by the end of August reduce to zero. In the cold season, young plants need protection.

One of the most favorite plants of gardeners is phlox,planting and care for them do not cause difficulties, and flowering and a rich aroma leave no one indifferent.

Photo of flowers of phlox

Video how to grow phlox