Perennial phlox planting by seeds. Phlox growing from seeds (annual and perennial)

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How to plant phlox seeds

Sowing seeds directly into the flower garden

For seedlings, seeds are sown in boxes or peat tablets. The seeds are not buried deep into the ground, but placed on the surface. Cover the top with film. The optimal temperature for seed germination is +10-18 ˚С. Moisten the soil with a spray bottle. In peat tablets on the windowsill you can grow more strong seedlings. With a high peat content in the soil, the decorative properties of phloxes increase. Read also the article: → “Features of growing annual phlox in the garden".

humidity above 70%;

Action	Deadlines
Sowing seeds in pots	February
Picking
	April-early May
	May June
	July
Feed 5 times:	May-September
	The end of May
	The beginning of June
	Early July
	Early August
	Beginning of September
	October November

Fertilizer name	Description	Application
"Ekorost" for garden flowers
"Grow" fertilizer for flowers		1 tbsp. l. per 1 sq. m.

"Bud-2" for garden flowers		10-20 g/per 10 liters of water
		10 ml/1 l water

When grown in southern regions dividing the bush can be postponed until September, the main thing is that the plant has time to take root before winter. Read also the article: → “Planting and caring for phlox in spring.”

Name of the disease	Signs	Prevention and control methods
spotting
Powdery mildew
Variegation
Fomoz
Septoria	Dark brown spots on leaves

Insecticides are used to prevent pests. In the spring they are sprayed with Fury, Karate or Kinmiks. Read also the article: → “ Short review preparations for garden treatment with instructions for use."

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The mistakes gardeners make are as follows:

Perennial phlox can be propagated either vegetatively or by seeds.

The method of propagation of phloxes is chosen depending on the goal that is set. For example, phloxes can be divided in order to quickly propagate rare and beautiful variety, for getting large quantity planting material or its improvement, finally, for the preparation of regular cuttings or cuttings for exhibitions.

When are phlox propagated by seeds?

Under good weather conditions, phlox produces seeds in abundance, which often, especially in early varieties, ripen on the bushes. The readiness of the seeds is indicated by the browning of the capsules and the beginning of withering of the leaves. In late-flowering varieties, the seeds reach waxy ripeness in October. To obtain mature seeds, cut the stems, tie them into bunches and hang them on a cold veranda. If the room is very dry, the boxes begin to crack, the seeds scatter, and they can be lost. Then the inflorescences are placed in gauze bags. As they ripen, the browned boxes can be collected from the bushes into paper bags and brought into the room. In a paper bag, the boxes dry out and burst with a characteristic crack. Phlox seeds quickly lose their viability, especially in a dry and warm room. It is best to clean the seeds immediately before sowing. P.G. Gaganov advised mixing the peeled seeds with sand and storing them in a cool room in this form before sowing. The highest germination rate (up to 80-90%) is achieved by seeds when sown immediately after harvesting - in late November - early December. You can sow in winter - in January-February on a bed prepared in the fall. To do this, snow is removed from the garden bed and seeds are scattered on its frozen surface, at a distance of 3-4 cm. Then they are covered with a layer of sifted earth, prepared in advance, or sand 1-1.5 cm thick and snow. When sowing in winter, seed germination will be 70%.

When growing perennial phlox from seeds, you can sow them immediately open ground in the fall or early winter, planting the seeds to a depth of 1.5 cm. In the spring, the seeds will germinate safely and bloom by the fall.

When propagated by seed, phlox seedlings bloom within 3-4 years. Sowing is done in the fall, as the seeds quickly lose their viability. With this method, decorative qualities mother plant are not completely saved.

When sowing at home perennial phlox seeds need stratification. The container with the planted seeds is first kept in room conditions 15-20 days, then in the cold (from -2 to +4 0C) 15-25 days. After low temperatures Place the container with phlox seeds close to the glass and make a screen from the room and heating devices so that the air temperature is no higher than +12 0C. If the phlox seeds were planted in February, the third period will be in April, then the container with the phlox seeds can be safely taken out into the garden under agrospan or polyethylene film. The optimal temperature for germination of phlox seeds is from +5 to +12 0C.

Once the seeds germinate, the difficult, tedious process of waiting ends: “maybe I did something wrong; maybe the seeds are bad; May be…". In the future, the seedlings require the same care as other seedlings.

Small phlox seedlings in the phase of two or three pairs of true leaves are planted at a distance of about 20 cm in a bed with fertile soil. Further phlox care consists of systematic weeding, loosening the soil, watering, and fertilizing. While the phlox seedlings are still small, the soil between them can be mulched with mowed grass. This will keep the soil soft and moist and prevent weeds from growing.

Perennial phloxes need watering in dry, hot weather, but it is at this time that there is a risk of phloxes being affected by septoria and powdery mildew. In this case, spraying with fungicides is necessary, otherwise you may lose the plant.

In the summer, as soon as the plants get stronger, you need to pinch over the fourth or fifth pair of leaves. This is done for better tillering of phlox. Phlox blooms from July to the end of September, but the peak is in August. You just need to remove faded inflorescences in time, then new flower stalks will appear from the axils of the lateral leaves. Once every three to four years in May, the phlox rhizomes need to be divided. It's better to do this in early spring or in September so that the transplanted plants have time to take root before winter.

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Annual garden flower phlox - growing from seeds and care

How to grow phlox drummond seedlings

Late - plants bloom at the end of August.

On the territory of Russia, only one wild species grows - Siberian Phlox, which is found in the mountains and belongs to the creeping group. There are approximately 40 species of this beautifully flowering herbaceous plant in cultivation.

Feeding can be given a week after the seedlings are planted. Use an aqueous solution of nitrogen fertilizer for growth. Then, after 7-14 days, depending on the condition of the plants, they are fed with complex fertilizer, dissolving it in water. Suitable fertilizers are rastvorin, uniflor rost, fertika lux.

Phloxes can amaze with their variety of colors and their pleasant aroma. Due to the ease of care that annual phlox requires, growing from seeds is not difficult. Therefore, many gardeners decorate their summer cottages with these wonderful flowers.

Phlox are perennial plants. At the dacha they attract with their beautiful glossy leaves and bright flowers. Only one variety - Drummond phlox - is annual. It is not tall, its flowers have a rich aroma. They may have various shapes and coloring. The following varieties that have annual phloxes can be mentioned: star-shaped and large-flowered. The first type can reach a height of twelve to thirty centimeters. The flowers of this Drummond phlox resemble stars. Large-flowered plants also have a height of thirty centimeters. They have big flowers various colors. The varieties of phlox with double flowers are very beautiful.

Look how beautiful phlox is in the fall! They were almost as they were at the beginning of summer. Few of my neighbors still have flower beds blooming in full force.

Recently I read on the Internet that they first need to be soaked in a solution for seed germination, spread on the surface of damp soil and pressed a little, covered with glass or film, placed in a well-lit place, ventilated daily and removed condensation, in 7-10 days they will germinate , as soon as two true leaves appear, they are picked.

Growth buds should be on each separated part. Phloxes are often propagated stem cuttings. For this purpose, young shoots of the plant are used, cut in early spring, which are planted in boxes filled with a 6 cm layer of soil.

Phloxes reproduce by seeds, dividing bushes, root suckers; it is also possible to propagate phloxes by cuttings. The method of propagation by seeds for perennial phlox is used only to create new varieties.

Caring for phlox in the garden does not require special knowledge, the main thing is timely watering, weeding and adding a small amount of fertilizer. The best fertilizer when grown in open ground it is organic. A very active and strong fertilizer is considered to be the application of manure in an amount of 10 kg per 1 m2 of soil.

In areas where water stagnates after rain, watering or melting snow, drainage is required. The planting site is cleared of weeds - they are weeded out or the soil is treated with herbicides.

The duration of their flowering is from June to September. Flower coloring - red, white, purple, pink, orange. Phloxes are usually used for planting in groups, for edging and for cutting.

All its species, with the exception of Drummond phlox, are perennial plants. They are divided into three groups: creeping, bush and loose turf phlox. These perennials are among the best ornamental plants.

When to plant seedlings in a flower garden?

Drummond phlox is the only one of the large phlox family that is grown as an annual crop. It has a wide variety of colors, plant heights, and long flowering. Phlox will always be appropriate in a mixborder, in ribbon borders, or in creating bright spots in flower beds.

If you are interested in annual phlox, growing it from seeds is the most suitable way breeding. Moreover, flowers can be planted both in open ground and in seedling boxes.

Plant! You won't regret it!

Since I sprinkled the seeds with soil, they sprouted in 2 weeks or later, the shoots were not friendly.

The boxes are covered with glass and placed in a greenhouse. The cuttings need to be shaded and systematically sprayed. After about a month, the cuttings will take root and can be planted in the designated place.

Growing perennial phlox flowers using this method is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Annual phloxes are propagated in this way.

Feeding with bird droppings has a beneficial effect on plant growth. If there is a shortage of organic matter, mineral fertilizers are applied. All components (nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus) must be in a balanced form.

How to choose a place to grow phlox

Phlox has a fairly large root system. To ensure adequate nutrition for the plant, the soil is dug to a depth of up to 30 cm - this is the layer in which the roots of the plant actively develop.

Cut phlox flowers remain fresh for a week. They look good with irises, bergenia, hosta, and daylilies.

Their value is great thanks to long flowering and lovely flowers with a delightful aroma.

Soil preparation

Phlox frummonda is a light-loving and heat-loving plant. It prefers soils that are loose, fertilized, sufficiently moist and warmed by the sun. Seedlings can be planted as early as May. Phloxes are not afraid of light spring frosts. Plants are planted at a distance of 12-30 cm from each other, depending on height and habit. Low-growing varieties may already have buds by the time of planting in May. Tall varieties will bloom in June.

How to sow seeds?

It is better to sow seeds in open ground at the end of spring, when the ground is well warmed up. After the seedlings appear, they need to be thinned out. The distance between flowers should be ten to twenty centimeters. To make the plant grow bushier, more lush and shorter, you need to pinch the ends of the shoots or the first flowers. This operation is also suitable for plants grown at home.

These photos were taken on September 15, 2014

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I picked them about 3 weeks after the first shoots. Some of the growths already had 2-4 true leaves and there were those that had just come out) I planted them all out and they all started well. Then I watered it only during the season and fed it once every two weeks with root fertilizers. At the end of May they began to bloom on my window. I didn’t let them bloom, I tore off all the tops so that the bush could develop.

When propagating phlox by root suckers, the ability of the plant roots to release shoots from the buds that form on them is used.

Growing phlox from seeds requires some subtleties.

Feeding of the plant is carried out along the furrows with fertilizer solutions. Plants are fed before budding and during flowering. Organic fertilizers used as fertilizer only in fermented form.

Phlox can be planted throughout the season: Autumn planting carried out when the plant stops growing shoots and renewal buds are formed. This usually happens in September.

Phlox care

Plants prefer lightly shaded areas. IN sunlight phloxes need only in the morning hours. During the day, flowers are damaged by the sun - they fade and lose their freshness and attractiveness.

The most common cultivation of phlox is the paniculata type, which has many varieties that differ in height, flower color, shape and size of inflorescences.

Features of plant care.

Sowing of annual phloxes is carried out for seedlings in March - April. The seeds are small, about 2.5-3 mm in size, so sow them superficially, lightly sprinkling them with earth or vermiculite. You can prepare the soil mixture yourself or buy it ready-made in the store. The main thing is that it is not heavy and allows water to pass through well. To avoid fungal diseases, the soil mixture is shed in advance with a pink solution of potassium permanganate or a solution of phytosporin. Allow to air a little so that the seeds can settle in wet soil, and not into the “swamp”. Seeds germinate in the dark. Shoots appear on average from 5 to 12 days. Newly emerged seedlings need good lighting, low temperature (15-18°C) and moderate watering.

Phlox blooms at the end of July. If you want to get beautiful flowering plants, you need to remember what the requirements of annual phlox are. Growing flowers from seeds must be accompanied regular feeding. It is carried out two or three times in the summer, using complex mineral fertilizers. Nitrophoska is suitable for this purpose. Ten or twenty grams of fertilizer should be diluted in ten liters of water. It is not recommended to use manure as a top dressing. It promotes rapid plant growth, but at the same time reduces the number of flowers. Also, in order for Drummond’s phlox to bloom longer, it is necessary to remove faded inflorescences in time.

P.S. I bought 3 bags, there were about 10 seeds each, but not all of them sprouted. I collected seeds throughout the summer, I already collected a big fist))))

In this photo there are phloxes in early June.

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I want to tell you about phloxes and annuals. I planted them this year for the first time, now they have settled with me forever))).

, namely: it is possible to germinate seeds only on the surface of the earth, without covering the seeds and in sufficient light.

To speed up the emergence of sprouts, plantings are watered in small doses, but repeatedly, so that the top layer of soil is always moist. After planting, the plants need generous watering for about two weeks. In order for phlox to take root well before frost arrives, they need to be mulched in October with any insulating material.

You need to know that if the soil is not sufficiently moistened, the flowering of phlox weakens and the leaves dry out. Therefore one of important conditions choosing a place for planting phlox - the possibility of systematic and sufficient watering of the plant.

According to the timing of flowering, plants are divided into the following types:

Phloxes are low-maintenance plants. But flowers do not like prolonged rainy weather. When the summer heat sets in, phloxes need watering. For long flowering, it is necessary to remove faded inflorescences. For better bushiness and compactness, the tops of plants are pinched. Phloxes delight with their flowering for 2.5-3 months.

How to care for seedlings?

You can successfully grow annual phlox at home. It is better to start growing seedlings from seeds in March or early April. Eight to eleven days after sowing, seedlings appear. During this period, seeds planted in warm soil, the temperature of which ranges from twenty-two to twenty-five degrees, germinate. Otherwise, germination will slow down. Plants are picked after 2-3 weeks, when there are already real leaves. The seedlings are transplanted into boxes. If it was sown in March, then the flowers are transferred to open ground at the end of May. If these conditions are met, annual phlox seedlings will reach maturity and the plants will bloom in June.

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Annual Phlox

Once the frosts have passed, we plant them in open ground. I planted them at the end of May at a distance of 15-20cm, planted them in two rows to make them look more magnificent. Phloxes grow very quickly, they need to be watered regularly and fed with complex fertilizer once a month. mineral fertilizers. Phlox bloom continuously from June until the first frost. For better flowering, you need to remove faded flowers.

Annual phloxes come in peach, chocolate, beige, whipped cream and coffee shades, while perennials have a predominantly pink or crimson color scheme. Annual phloxes attract attention with the unusual structure of the flower - similar to a snowflake. Perennials do not have such flowers in structure. A few words about the nuances and subtleties of agricultural technology for annual phlox grown from seeds. For a long time it was believed that growing phlox from seeds was a thankless task, since large, dense seeds did not want to sprout. Previously, out of hundreds of seeds sown, only one or two sprouted when planting phlox. How to grow phlox from seeds - let's take a closer look at growing annual flowers. Due to the fact that phlox seeds are quite large, with a dense outer shell. There was an opinion that they should be buried into the soil to a depth of 0.3 or even 0.5 cm. But the seeds of annual phlox germinate only on the surface of the soil and only in the presence of light! This means that the seeds need to be spread on the surface of the ground, watered with a sprayer, covered with a transparent film, and every morning the boxes with the crops need to be ventilated, shaking off the condensation that has accumulated overnight. This is the peculiarity of growing phlox from seeds. If you follow these rules, then the shoots and seedlings of phlox will turn out friendly.

You can only water them with a sprayer. Before seeds germinate, seedling boxes should be covered with glass, and do not forget to ventilate them daily. If these rules are followed, friendly and strong shoots are obtained.

Mulching creates optimal conditions for the development of plant roots, helps keep the soil moist, and prevents the formation of a soil crust.

This technique will ensure the active development of the flower in early spring. In the spring, phloxes begin to grow after the soil has thawed. Spring is the most favorable time for planting. Of course, flowering is somewhat delayed when spring planting, but the plant takes root painlessly.

A slight slope of the site will help avoid flooding during melting snow and prolonged rains. However, phlox should not be planted on slopes, as the soil there quickly warms up and dries out. It is best to plant phlox near the eastern and western walls of the house.

Early - phloxes bloom in early June;

I welcome you, friends, to the site tips for gardeners. Phlox means "flame" in Greek. It received this name, apparently, because of the bright red flowers that some types of wild phlox have.

The grown seedlings emerge after 15-20 days. The main point in growing phlox is moderate watering of the “babies”. Overwatering provokes the appearance of root rot. And phloxes are very sensitive to excess moisture in the soil.

Before planting, you need to choose the right place for the flowers. Phlox love the sun and fertile soil. They can't stand the shadow. It is necessary to water the plants abundantly, while at the same time avoiding waterlogging of the soil.

I have been planting 8-9 types of phlox for many years and have been convinced many times that germination depends mainly on the quality of the seeds. Even if you spread it on the surface, even if you sprinkle it lightly, it doesn’t matter. Unfortunately, the more decorative the variety, the worse the similarity and in general You may end up with something completely different from what you planted. It’s just that there are more and more unscrupulous sellers.

During the entire summer, I removed the faded flowers and put them in a box for the seeds to ripen (the box should have a lid, because the ripened seeds shoot out and scatter over a decent distance, just like Viola).

Annual Phloxes have different colors: blue, white, blue, pink, beige, peach, chocolate, coffee with milk. They also differ in the shape of the flowers; among the perennial Phlox, you cannot find star flowers, like in annuals and with such a different color scheme.

The main method of propagation of perennial phlox is by dividing the bushes, which is carried out in early spring and late autumn. Plants are divided and replanted every four years.

Peat chips, plant residues, straw and many other materials are used for mulch. Loosening the soil increases the efficiency of irrigation and improves the air regime of the soil.

You need to start working when the shoots grow 10 cm long. Planting phlox in summer time is also possible, but this is quite a troublesome task: after planting, it is necessary to cut out the inflorescences, shading of the plant, its constant spraying and regular watering are required.

The crop is demanding on soil moisture and fertility. Medium loamy, loose soils with neutral acidity are most suitable for phlox.

Medium - flowers bloom in early August;

Phlox are incredibly beautiful bright flowers that have a strong pleasant aroma. Plants are perennial, so for abundant flowering you need to take care favorable conditions growing. In this article we will tell you about growing perennial phlox from seeds and give recommendations for planting and care.

How to propagate perennial phlox in the garden

Unlike annual phloxes, which are propagated only by seed, perennial plants are propagated in three ways:

Seeds. Phlox is sown in spring, autumn or early winter.
By dividing the rhizome. In the spring, the bush is dug up, the rhizome is divided into several parts and young bushes are planted. Most often this vegetative method used to rejuvenate a flower when it for a long time grows in one place.
Cuttings. At the beginning of summer, cuttings are prepared and strong young shoots are selected. They are planted in open ground under a jar, watered abundantly and wait for rooting. At winter sowing phlox blooms the following year in autumn.

If the bush has lost its decorative properties, then it can be propagated by dividing the bush even in the fall (late August to mid-September). To renew the phlox, the oldest rhizomes are thrown away, and only the side parts are planted.

Summer and spring reproduction is more successful than winter reproduction.

How to plant phlox seeds

There are two ways to grow a flower from seeds.

Sowing seeds directly into the flower garden

Seeds are sown at the end of May or in November-December:

Pre-winter sowing. If snow has already fallen during pre-winter sowing, it is removed, the seeds are sown on top of the frozen soil at a distance of 5 cm from each other, sprinkled with a 2 cm layer of soil and covered with snow. Germination rate when sowing in winter is 70%. Sprouts appear in the spring, and when two leaves bloom, the seedlings are planted at a distance of 20 cm from each other.
Sowing in spring. Phlox seeds are sown in fertilized, moist soil. Place 4 seeds per hole. Cover with soil, water and cover with film until shoots appear. Two weeks after the seeds have fallen, the flowers are already fed with slurry or nitrophoska.

Sowing phlox seeds for seedlings

For seedlings, seeds are sown in boxes or peat tablets. The seeds are not buried deep into the ground, but placed on the surface. Cover the top with film. The optimal temperature for seed germination is +10-18 ˚С. Moisten the soil with a spray bottle. You can grow stronger seedlings in peat tablets on the windowsill. With a high peat content in the soil, the decorative properties of phloxes increase.

Favorable conditions for growing phlox

The main requirements are put forward to the quality of the soil. The decorativeness and development of phlox depends on the fertility of the soil. Soil requirements in the table.

Soil acidity is determined using litmus paper. Phloxes are suitable for the climate of the middle zone, where it is not very hot and there is moderate rainfall. For planting, choose an area with flat terrain, protected from the wind. On open sunny places Phlox is not planted, but shaded areas where the flower is shaded from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. are ideal.

When growing seedlings, the following conditions are favorable:

humidity above 70%;
the temperature after the seeds fall to 21 ˚С, within two weeks the temperature is reduced to 15 ˚С;
The container with seedlings is placed on sunny windowsills, and the film is removed.

Preparing the soil for planting phlox

If the soil is not suitable for planting phlox, it can be improved:

sand and manure are added to clay soils;
Clay and lime are added to sandy loam soils, and peat is added to sandy soils;
poor soils are filled with peat, manure or compost.

Prepare the soil in the fall. Apply up to 8 kg/m. sq. peat or manure; add up to 300 g/m2 to acidic soils. sq. lime The soil is plowed to a depth of 30 cm. In the spring, the soil is plowed again, harrowed, and nitrophoska and potassium salt are added. A week before sowing the seeds, the ground is disinfected with a solution of potassium permanganate.

Phlox planting and care plan

Phlox seeds are sown in spring, summer, autumn or winter. It all depends on the growing method. Let's consider an action plan for growing seedlings and caring for them.

Action	Deadlines
Sowing seeds in pots	February
Picking	When 2-3 true leaves appear
Hardening (seedlings are taken outside for a day)	April-early May
Transplanting seedlings into open ground	May June
Pinching over the fifth pair of leaves	July
Feed 5 times:	May-September
1. Liquid manure (100 g of manure per 10 liters of water).	The end of May
2. Slurry with potassium salt or superphosphate.	The beginning of June
3. Slurry or chicken manure solution.	Early July
4. Superphosphate and potassium salt.	Early August
5. Use ash, nitrophoska,	Beginning of September
Trimming phlox and mulching the soil with peat	October November

Phlox bloom from July to the end of September; they prefer potassium-phosphorus fertilizers

How to care for phlox in the garden

While the phlox sprouts are not yet strong after being transplanted into open ground, the soil is regularly loosened and the flowers are watered. Freshly planted phloxes are watered every three days for two weeks. The row spaces are mulched with mowed grass to prevent weeds from sprouting and moisture from leaving the soil.

If the summer is dry, up to 2 liters of water are poured under each bush every 2-3 days. In hot weather, the soil is mulched with peat or humus with a 4 cm layer.

Tip #1. In order for phlox to bloom profusely, faded inflorescences are always removed.

For abundant flowering, perennials are fed up to 5 times per season. Fertilizers for phlox are given in the table.

Fertilizer name	Description	Application
"Ekorost" for garden flowers	Fertilizer based on humic acids. Increases seed germination, seedling survival rate, and increases disease resistance.	Root and foliar feeding: 2 caps per 10 liters of water, water once every two weeks.
"Grow" fertilizer for flowers	A complex product that contains nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Accelerates growth, increases flowering duration and flower brightness	1 tbsp. l. per 1 sq. m.
"Windsor" for gardens and indoors	A complex product that provides abundant and long-lasting flowering	50-80 g/m. sq.m., water the flowers 1-3 times during the entire growing season
"Bud-2" for garden flowers	Provides long lasting and abundant flowering	10-20 g/per 10 liters of water
Buoy fertilizers “Flower Paradise” for flowering plants	A complex liquid product that stimulates growth, flowering and increases disease resistance	10 ml/1 l water
Universal fertilizer for garden flowers "Pokon"	Improves soil composition, nourishes flowers and accelerates their growth	1 measuring spoon per 1 sq. m. Feed once a season in the spring.

Once every 3-4 years in May, the bush is dug up and the rhizomes are divided.. When grown in the southern regions, dividing the bush can be postponed until September, the main thing is that the plant has time to take root before winter.

In autumn, grown up phloxes of spring sowing are planted

Regardless of the growing region, perennial flowers are covered with peat or straw for the winter. In the South, fallen leaves are used instead of peat, but such mulch can harbor pests. Cover the bush when the stems have turned yellow and dried out. Dry tops are cut off, and the root zone is covered with a layer of mulch. In a snowy winter, if the layer of fallen snow is more than 50 cm, the phloxes do not need to be covered. Flowers are afraid of snowless winters, even if the frost is -10-15 ˚С.

Tip #2. Phloxes are used in landscape design for creating abundantly flowering flower beds. The flowers go well with monardas, astilbes, marigolds and heliopsis.

At abundant watering in dry summers, flowers are affected by powdery mildew or septoria. To prevent diseases, flowers are treated with fungicides.

How to deal with pests and diseases of phlox

Phlox diseases include spotting and powdery mildew. Recognize diseases by characteristic features. Let's look at the symptoms of diseases and methods of combating them in the table.

Name of the disease	Signs	Prevention and control methods
spotting	Dots on the leaves, with further twisting	Diseased leaves are removed, and the flower itself is treated with Bordeaux mixture
Powdery mildew	White coating on leaves and stems	To prevent infection of healthy flowers, the diseased plant is removed and burned.
Variegation	Peculiar patterns appear on the leaves
Fomoz	The leaves begin to dry out and the stems become thinner	For prevention in the spring, while the air temperature does not exceed 18 ° C, colloidal sulfur is sprayed on the stems and leaves
Septoria	Dark brown spots on leaves	The bush and the soil around it are treated Bordeaux mixture every two weeks

For disease prevention in the calendar spring work In the garden, phlox should be treated with a solution of Bordeaux mixture. Pests include threadworms, nematodes, slugs and caterpillars. If the bushes are damaged by nematodes or worms, the flower is dug up and burned. The land is treated with nematicides or lime every 20 days. Three treatments are needed.

Phloxes that grow in acidic soils get sick less

Insecticides are used to prevent pests. In the spring they are sprayed with Fury, Karate or Kinmiks.

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Features of growing perennials and annuals

Growing perennials is generally similar to growing annual phlox, but there are the following differences:

Perennials are often sown in open ground rather than growing seedlings.
Perennials bloom later but last longer.
Before winter, perennials, unlike annual plants, are not sown because they are not frost-resistant.
Perennials need five feedings per season, and not 3-4, as is the case with annual phlox.
Seedlings are not planted closer than 0.5 m from each other, because perennials grow strongly in one place.

Answers to common questions

Question No. 1. When is the best time to sow seeds in a flower garden?

Phlox belongs to those garden flowers that are propagated year-round. They are planted in spring, summer and winter. But spring is more suitable for seed propagation. In the second half of April, phlox seedlings are planted in flower beds. Spring planting has its advantages. The flowers manage to take root, but they bloom two weeks later than planned.

Autumn planting with seeds is possible only in the southern regions and middle lane, where frosts occur later. Seeds are sown in early September. Before the first frost, the flowers take root and bloom the following year in July.

Question No. 2. How to pick phlox seedlings?

Sprouts dive 20 cm from each other into a greenhouse or greenhouse. Also, each sprout is planted in a separate pot, and when it warms up, they are planted in open ground.

Question #3. Is it possible to mulch the soil in the summer when it is very hot?

Yes. To protect from the scorching sun, the soil is mulched with peat or humus in a 5 cm layer. You can water on top of the mulch.

Question #4. When can you replant phlox bushes?

The best period is April or September. Replant as necessary in the summer, but without dividing the root system. Be sure to move the roots into a new hole along with a lump of earth.

Question #5. What are the popular varieties of perennials?

Popular varieties include the following perennials:

Subulate. The plant is completely covered with flowers ranging from white to dark red. Blooms in May.
Spread out. Blooms lilac-blue. The plant prefers shaded areas. Blooms in May.
Paniculate. Blooms in mid-summer. The inflorescences and leaves are large. Bushes 70-100 cm high.

Mistakes gardeners make when growing perennials

The mistakes gardeners make are as follows:

Phlox should not be watered in hot weather. cold water, otherwise the stems will crack.
Withered flowers cannot be left on the plant; they prevent new ones from blooming and delay flowering.
Many gardeners do not cover phloxes for the winter. If there is little snow in winter, then the flowers can die even at -10 ˚C, so it is necessary to mulch the soil in November.
Phlox cannot be planted in an area where strawberries were previously grown. Otherwise, pest invasion cannot be avoided.

Growing phlox from seeds is a popular and successful way their reproduction. But annual phlox, or Drummond, is mainly grown through seedlings. This is understandable, because such plants live only for one season, and you really want to see them bloom. The seedling method allows you to delay the appearance of inflorescences by a couple of weeks. After all, by the time it’s time to sow phlox in open ground, you will already have young, fully formed bushes. In addition, Drummond phlox seeds are quite expensive - there are usually no more than a dozen seeds in one bag.

When sowing annual phlox directly into open ground, often most of the crops do not germinate. To avoid such disappointment, experienced gardeners It is recommended to grow these phloxes from seeds using the seedling method. Today we will briefly tell you how to do this correctly.

When to sow

You can start sowing phlox seeds for seedlings in April. If you have the opportunity to provide the seedlings with additional lighting, sow the seeds another 2 weeks earlier.

It is not difficult to calculate the approximate sowing date: on average, from planting seeds to planting seedlings on permanent place 3 months pass. This is why you “dance”, taking into account the local climate.

What soil is needed to grow phlox seedlings?

Phlox has small seeds, so the substrate should be light but nutritious. You can use a universal soil mixture from the store. If desired, prepare a similar soil yourself by mixing:

peat;
sand;
turf ground.

How to grow phlox from seeds

After purchase suitable soil and seeds, you can proceed directly to sowing them:

Fill a shallow container (such as a plastic tray with a lid) with soil.
Spread the seeds over the surface of the soil, but do not cover them.
Spray well with a spray bottle.
Close the lid.

Place the container with the sown phlox on a bright and warm windowsill. When the seeds germinate, remove the lid. After each seedling has formed 3-4 leaves, plant the phloxes in separate containers for growing. You can also use a common pot, but plant no more than 5-6 bushes there so that they have enough space.

When picking, you must not bury the growing point, otherwise the seedlings may die.

For phlox seedlings, choose a well-lit place, otherwise they will stretch out. Remember to water the plants regularly, but try not to overwater. If there is an excess of moisture, there is every chance of the appearance of such a scourge as black leg. You can feed the seedlings once, but not earlier than a week after picking. Do complex exercises once every two weeks mineral supplements– this will help to grow lush and strong phloxes.

Annual phloxes lend themselves well to shaping. To get a round bush, from the second month of the seedlings’ life, start pinching the tops.

Having grown phlox from seeds, when the weather warms up in May, calmly send them to the flowerbed. By this time, you will have already strong plants, and some may even show their first flowers.

How to grow phlox from seeds through seedlings - video

There are never too many flowers in a summer cottage, especially if they are unpretentious plants like phlox. Phlox (translated from Latin as “Flame”) amazes not only with its exquisite and subtle smell, but also with the uniqueness of its colors. It is unreservedly admitted that there are practically no problems with them. However, one cannot ignore some features in planting seeds of annual and perennial phlox in open ground in the fall and for seedlings in the spring.

Varieties and varieties of phlox

Very important! Perennial phloxes are not only paniculate, although seeds of other types are practically impossible to find :)

Varieties and varieties of perennial phlox:

The only variety of annual Phlox is Drummond, which is named after the British botanist who brought this plant from America to old Europe.

Growing perennial phlox from seeds

Perennial phloxes are planted by seeds, as a rule, in order to obtain a large number of plants, for example, to create borders or dividing strips in the garden.

You can purchase seeds in the store or collect seed pods in the garden yourself in the fall.

Note! Phlox from seeds, with proper care, bloom in the second year. Just be sure to cover them for the winter!

Phlox seeds can be sown before winter in open ground or at the end of winter and beginning of spring for seedlings.

Sowing in autumn in open ground

If you are going to sow phlox seeds directly into the beds at the end of autumn (October-November), then it is very convenient to do this in plastic rings that can be cut from plastic 5 liter bottles. According to the rules for sowing before winter, you need to sow only on frozen soil and cover it with dry soil without watering.

Advice! Sowing rate in winter period it is advisable to increase it compared to sowing seeds in containers.

Sowing seedlings in spring

It is convenient to sow phlox at home in disposable containers with a lid, in which drainage holes must be made.

You can take the most common universal soil for growing seedlings, preferably with vermicompost. The soil should be fertile and loose.

Step-by-step instruction sowing perennial phlox seeds:

Fill the containers with a little more than half of the soil. Level it out well.
Spill the soil before planting with a solution to disinfect it.
Gently and evenly spread the seeds over the surface. The seedlings of perennial phlox are not small and are convenient to sow.
Sprinkle soil on top.
Cover the container with a lid or spunbond.
Now you will need to place the container with the crops on Fresh air under the snow, as close to the ground as possible (it is best to place it on a board or plywood so that there is a flat surface). Under such conditions, the most acceptable temperature is maintained for the germination of phlox seeds. Thus, they will undergo natural stratification.

Video: how to grow perennial phlox from seeds

If you don’t have the opportunity to bring containers with crops to the garden (let’s say you live in an apartment and you can’t get to your dacha in winter), then you can use another way growing phlox from seeds.

Pre-soaked seeds are kept for 2 weeks at a temperature of +18-22 C degrees. Then mixed with sand and placed in the refrigerator for stratification for 6 or more weeks until the seeds hatch. After this, they are planted in containers to a depth of 1 cm and grown at home at a temperature of +17-25 C degrees.

Planting in open ground and further care of perennial phlox

When phlox seedlings have 5-6 true leaves, they should be planted in open ground. Usually this time is around May, when the frosts will have passed and the seedlings will no longer be in danger.

It is advisable to choose a place that is sunny or with light partial shade.

For the normal development of a flower, soil is required to be loose and fertile, rich in organic matter. If your soil is too heavy, then add sand, peat or any other soil loosening agent.

Further care behind the phloxes consists of regular watering as the soil dries, loosening and weeding, as well as timely fertilizing.

Advice! If you want to achieve better tillering (branching), then pinch 4-5 pairs of leaves.

It is especially important to water frequently in hot and dry conditions. summer days, otherwise the flowering will not be so abundant and rich.

It is important not to overwater the flower, as the plant does not tolerate stagnation of water and may simply rot.

Worth knowing! It is advisable to replant phloxes every 4-6 years to a new location.

As a rule, phloxes begin to be fed with nitrogen in the spring to increase green mass. Urea can be used as such a fertilizer, ammonium nitrate. Plants will also be grateful for organic fertilizers. So, you can fertilize with a fermented infusion of mullein (diluted with water in a ratio of 1:15) or chicken manure (in a ratio of 1:25 with water). The next feedings during the period of budding and active flowering, naturally, should be without nitrogen (or with it minimal amount), but exclusively using potassium and phosphorus. Wood ash is great for this.

If you want to prolong the flowering of phlox, then promptly remove the dried inflorescences of early and mid-late varieties this plant.

Important! Read more about caring for phlox in the fall and preparing them for winter (pruning, covering).

Video: secrets of caring for perennial phlox

Growing annual phlox from seeds

Important! If before this information was exclusively about perennial representatives of these wonderful flowers, then later you will be able to learn better about the specifics of sowing and growing annuals phlox from seeds.

The timing of sowing annual phloxes differs from their perennial varieties. For example, you can plant them for seedlings in March-April.

By the way! Seeds of annual phlox (Drummond) can be sown immediately in open ground if you live in the south or have had a very warm spring.

As for the planting container, the most important thing when choosing it is that you can make drainage holes in it. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a food container or special plastic cassettes for seedlings.

Advice! It is very convenient to make drainage holes using a mini soldering iron, which can be purchased at any store such as Fix Price.

The most common and universal soil for flower seedlings is suitable, but it is advisable to supplement it with vermiculite or perlite, sand, ash or dolomite flour, depending on what you have on hand. To loosen the soil, you can add coconut briquettes to it in a 1 to 1 ratio, because for the normal development of seedlings, the soil mixture must be moisture- and breathable.

Sowing seeds

Step-by-step instructions for sowing perennial phlox seeds for seedlings:

By the way! Some gardeners, on the contrary, do not recommend sprinkling.

Moisten the top layer of soil again with a spray bottle. warm water with the addition of vermicompost.
Cover or cover plastic film(as an option - with a shoe cover).
Place the container in a warm and bright place, where the temperature is around +20 degrees.

Video: sowing annual phlox seeds for seedlings

Caring for phlox seedlings

Every day in the morning, it is advisable to ventilate the planting containers and remove condensation from the shelter that has accumulated overnight.

The first friendly shoots of phlox appear after about 5-7 days.

Now all care for phlox seedlings will consist of watering as the soil dries and maintaining the optimal temperature and daylight hours(either the sunniest windowsill, or additional illumination with phytolamps).

Video: review of phlox seedlings

Picking

Phlox seedlings are picked when they have 2-3 true leaves.

It is convenient to plant phlox in individual cups in which drainage holes have previously been made.

After filling the containers with soil mixture, it is recommended to spill the soil with water with the addition of Energen, and then make small holes.

By the way! Don’t forget to water the container with seedlings before picking so that the seedlings are easily removed and their roots are not injured.

You can get phlox seedlings with any tool convenient for you and bury 1-2 pieces to the cotyledon leaves in cups. After replanting, pour water around the edge, being careful not to get it on the plant itself.

Video: picking phlox seedlings

Advice! Immediately after picking, keep the seedlings on the table or in some other place until the end of the day, without placing them on a bright windowsill.

Care after picking includes moderate watering and fertilizing. Like any other seedlings, phlox cannot be overwatered.

As for fertilizing, use fertilizers such as liquid Fertika “Kristalon for garden flowers” and mineral Fertika Lux (formerly Kemira Lux). You should feed it 2-3 times before planting it in a flowerbed in open ground.

Planting and caring for annual phloxes in open ground

Optimal time planting phlox seedlings in open ground occurs when the spring season has finally passed return frosts, that is, this is approximately the second half of May - the beginning of June, depending on the region of your residence and, accordingly, its climatic features.

Annuals, like perennials, grow well both in well-lit areas and in partial shade. But it’s still better to plant them in some shade. A place near the ridge is perfect for planting phlox. It is very beautiful to plant these flowers on hills.

Both rain and downpours are beyond all praise, except that they fall a little, of course, but then they rise safely.

They should be planted at a distance of 15-20 cm from each other.

Advice! In order for the soil to better retain moisture, it is advisable to mulch the area with peat or humus immediately after planting.

Caring for phlox must necessarily include the following garden manipulations: loosening and weeding of grass and weeds, active watering in dry weather and fertilizing. During the flowering period, annual phlox respond well to fertilization with nitrophoska (calculated at 20 grams of product per 10 liters of water).

Video: growing and caring for annual phlox

Thus, to the delight of both advanced gardeners and novice gardeners, caring for these amazingly beautiful and fragrant flowers called phlox is not particularly difficult. Just for the benefit of the flowers, grow them not anyhow, but correctly, adhering to our recommendations for choosing containers for seedlings, location, soil, and also using advanced agrotechnical methods.

Video: planting perennial and annual phlox with seeds

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Bright phloxes are sown in summer cottages and city flower beds, in school flower beds and on balconies. Their name is translated from Greek as “fire”. Phlox bloom for a long time, smell pleasant and calmly tolerate any vagaries of weather. Perennial plants propagate mainly by cuttings or dividing the bush. But they can also be grown from seeds. Annual varieties They reproduce mainly by seeds.

You will need
- phlox seeds;
— garden tools;
- a plot of land;
- film;
- unfrozen ground;
- watering can.
Instructions
1. Before collecting phlox seeds, determine whether they are ripe. To do this, drill one of the seed boxes with an awl and evaluate their appearance. They should be large and dense, have different shades of green. The seeds of these flowers can also be purchased at flower shops.
2. Seeds of perennial phlox quickly lose their viability, and therefore you cannot wait until spring. In addition, for normal plant development, the planting material must freeze. Start preparing for planting immediately after harvest. Choose a site where the flowers can grow for several years. Keep in mind that phlox does not do well in shaded areas and in swampy lowlands. Therefore, they cannot be sown under dense tree crowns.
3. Prepare the soil. It should be nutritious and loose. This will ensure long and lush flowering. There should not be a large amount of sand in the ground; phlox does not like heavy acidic soils. On such lands, seedlings most likely will not appear. The bed or flower bed must be prepared before the first frost.
4. It is best to sow perennial phlox in November or December. The deadline is January, but not later. The closer the sowing is to spring, the less likely it is that the seeds will sprout. Snow shouldn't scare you, just clear the garden bed of it.
5. Place the seeds on the frozen surface of the flower bed. Optimal distance is 5-6 cm apart. Sprinkle a thin layer of regular garden soil on top. It can be prepared in advance or purchased at a gardening store. It is not necessary to make a continuous layer, just sprinkle the seeds. Cover the bed with snow and wait for spring. When using this method, almost all the seeds germinate in the spring and most of the plants bloom.
6. When growing annual phlox, prepare the bed in the same way as for perennial plants. You can do this both in spring and autumn. Scatter the seeds over the surface of the soil at a distance of 3-4 cm. Water them with a watering can and cover with plastic wrap. There is no need to sprinkle soil. Every day, remove the film for a short time to allow the plants to breathe a little, and shake off the condensation from it. After the seeds germinate, the film is completely removed.

Type: blue
Flowering period: May, June, July, August, September, October
Height: 10-150cm
Color: white, pink, red, blue, crimson, purple
perennial
Winters
Sun-loving
Moisture-loving

Phlox is a genus of flowers that includes more than 70 species, of which about 30 species are wild, 40 are cultivated. There are up to 400 varieties and hybrids. Certain types of phlox during the flowering period resemble tall tongues of bright scarlet flame. That is why Carl Linnaeus gave the plant genus a name, which translated from Greek means “fire.” Homeland of phlox - North America. Of all the plants of this genus, only one wild species grows in Russia. Phlox are moisture-loving and quite demanding on soil. They need special conditions growing. What are phloxes, planting and caring for them?

Almost all types of phlox are perennial. Of everything species diversity only an annual. Plants of this genus have erect or creeping stems. Height can reach 10-150 cm.

Five-petalled flowers are collected in inflorescences at the ends of the shoots. The number reaches 90. The color of the petals is extremely varied: white, crimson, dark red, purple, with streaks and dots. The fruit is a capsule with seeds, the number of which varies from 70 to 550 depending on the type.

Except for the annual Phlox Drummond, all plants of this genus are perennial.

Phlox ground cover - flower garden decoration

These are creeping plants that are the first to bloom in the garden. Flowers appear on them in mid-May. Phlox awl-shaped is very popular. It is named so for its small oblong leaves, which look like an awl. The plant loves the sun. When planting it, it is important to choose a place that is not too waterlogged so that the root system does not rot. When the awl-shaped phlox fades, it should be cut back by a third. This stimulates growth and more abundant flowering the following year. In winter, the subulate phlox needs to be covered. Dry foliage is good for this. Awl-shaped phlox is ideal for decorating rocky hills.

Gardeners also love other varieties of ground cover phlox - lovely, forked, Douglas, Rugelli. They bloom at the end of May and are perfect for decorating flower beds. The color of Rughelli phlox flowers is very interesting - purple-blue. The peculiarity of the lovely phlox is its undemandingness to soils. They can be used to decorate retaining walls and the foot of stairs. Best time for planting ground cover phlox - spring.

Awl-shaped phlox can have any flower color - from white with various shades to purple

Loose-grass varieties - beautiful and unpretentious

They bloom after ground cover. Among loose-grass varieties, the most popular is splayed (Canadian). Gardeners love it for its unpretentiousness. The wild species blooms luxuriantly blue flowers with an intoxicating aroma similar to violet. Under favorable weather conditions, the spreading phlox becomes covered with flowers at the end of May and blooms for about a month. If the season is dry, then the plants fade much faster. The color of the flowers of cultivated varieties varies from white to violet and lilac. When planting splayed phlox, you need to constantly ensure that it is not overgrown with weeds.

Among the loose-grass varieties, stoloniferous phlox is also very beautiful. It is widely used in landscape design, as this species grows quickly and covers the area with a luxurious carpet. Blooms with white, pink, blue flowers. Another pleasant property for gardeners is its low light requirement. Stoloniferous phlox feels great in shaded areas. It can be planted under trees. The plant tolerates dampness well.

The flowers of the stoloniferous phlox are extremely beautiful. The raspberry-pink color is especially interesting

Bush phlox - for moist shaded areas

Bush varieties can be low-growing (up to 1 m) and tall (more than 1 m). Among the low-growing ones, Carolina phlox is popular. Domestic gardeners prefer two varieties - “Bill Baker” and “Mrs. Lingard”. First by appearance similar to Canadian phlox. The color of its petals is pink. The second is the highest among low-growing varieties(up to 110 cm). Petals white. In Russia, these varieties take root well because they develop normally in acidic soils.

Of the tall ones bush varieties Arends' phloxes deserve special attention. They bloom early and delight the eye with fragrant flowers for a long time. They are planted densely, because The plant stems are weak and can be damaged by bad weather. The peculiarity of the variety is that after pruning they are able to bloom again. To do this, the shoots are pruned immediately after the first flowering.

Two more types of bush phlox are of interest to gardeners - spotted and paniculate. They are quite widespread. Phlox spotted got its name for the original color of its flowers. They are covered with purple streaks and spots. The variety can be planted in semi-shaded areas. Spotted phlox is often used to decorate the area around ponds and the base of trees. The most popular varieties are “Rosalind”, “Omega”, “Alpha”, “Delta”, “White Pyramid”, “Natasha”. The advantage of paniculate phlox over spotted phlox is stronger stems.

You can learn more about the variety of phlox from the video:

"Fire flower" in landscape design

Phloxes look great both in single plantings and as part of compositions. Subulate phlox look luxurious on alpine roller coaster. They are used to plant flower beds and frame lawns to give a more colorful look. Paniculate phloxes are an ideal decor for unsightly objects. For example, they can be used to disguise old borders. In lush flowering bushes Water tanks or other unpresentable, but very necessary items on the site will be invisible.

Phlox compositions are used to model garden space. They are well suited for dividing it into zones. On the landscape terrace, these plants are placed on the second tier. Thanks to this solution it is possible to achieve beautiful view terraces, no matter what plants are placed on adjacent tiers. A good option– planting a bright lawn. If instead of grass the area is planted with phlox, it will resemble a chic colorful carpet. Medium-sized phlox decorate the edges of garden paths.

Phloxes are well suited for decorating the banks of reservoirs on the site

We are looking for “good neighbors in the garden”

Phloxes are beautiful on their own, so they can be planted separately. But many gardeners consider these flowers to be rustic and prefer to group them with other types of plants. Perhaps this opinion is not entirely fair, but it still wouldn’t hurt to “dilute” the phloxes.

One of the most advantageous options is planting phlox against a background of silvery conifers. Also good idea– plant low-growing plants next to the phloxes, for example. They'll cover bottom part higher “fiery colors”, and the composition will look complete.

Some gardeners create compositions from phlox and roses. The idea is controversial, since both types look chic on their own, and in combination both can lose. But if you choose correctly color scheme, such an experiment can be very successful. Bright roses will look good rich colors against a background of white or pink phlox.

Design option: a combination of phlox and roses of similar shades, “diluted” with cineraria

How to combine colors when decorating a garden?

When combined different types phlox in one composition, one should remember the golden rules of color harmony. You should not plant flowers of warm and cold colors together. It is also undesirable to combine two or more types of phlox with spotted and variegated petals. Compositions of white phlox against a background of dark flowers most often do not look very good, because... dark backgrounds “eat up” even very beautiful white flowers. But dark ones against a white background are a completely acceptable option. Groups of the same color look aesthetically pleasing, but different shades, planted sequentially.

Multi-colored phlox, planted in groups along the border, zone and decorate the space

Vegetative and seed propagation of phlox

Like most garden plants, phloxes are propagated by seeds, cuttings and division of bushes. For division, choose an adult bush - from 3, and preferably 4-5 years. If you plan to plant phlox in the spring, then the bush can be divided into 15-20 parts, and in the fall it is better to play it safe and reduce the number of new plants to 4-7. This difference exists because in the spring phloxes take root and take root better.

Spring harvesting of cuttings

Phlox cuttings need to be done from May to mid-summer. Then the survival rate of bushes will be significantly higher. You can take cuttings from the entire stem of the plant. To do this, it is cut into pieces of 2 knots each. It is best to do this on a cloudy day. After harvesting, the cuttings are immediately planted in abundantly watered fertile soil so that they take root.

It is better to prepare the soil for planting cuttings yourself by mixing earth, sand and humus in equal proportions. The planted cuttings are watered regularly. Perfect option– cover them with film. Root system begins to form about a month after planting.

To take cuttings, the stem is cut into several parts, the tops are removed

Features of autumn cuttings

If there is a need to cut phlox “out of season,” then all manipulations should be carried out in cool rooms with a constant temperature. Greenhouses and cellars are suitable for these purposes. In the fall, cuttings cannot be immediately planted in open ground, since they will not survive even the first signs of cold weather. For planting, choose a suitable container or flowerpot in which young plants take root and grow until spring. They can be planted on the site in May, when there is no longer a risk of morning frosts.

If the cuttings are prepared in the fall, they need to be planted in a container

Propagation of flowers by seeds

Growing phlox from seeds is a classic of the “gardening genre.” Seed propagation of plants takes more time than vegetative propagation, but it has an undeniable advantage - high adaptability. Phlox grown from seeds are better adapted to climate and soil conditions. A significant disadvantage of this type of propagation is the possible loss of varietal characteristics. Planting seeds only makes sense if there are no other options or if the amount of planting material is more important than preserving the characteristics of the variety.

Seeds can be purchased or grown yourself. They are collected during the period of foliage withering. Then the boxes already acquire a brown color, but do not yet have time to crumble. You can plant seeds immediately on the site, or preferably indoors. A mixture of humus, sand and soil is placed in containers, seeds are planted and covered with 1-1.5 cm of soil. In December, the containers are covered with snow, and in mid-March they are transferred to a greenhouse. Young plants are planted in the ground at the end of April. First - in a greenhouse, a month later - on the site.

After planting the seeds, you can place the container in the house on the windowsill

How to prepare the soil and plant phlox

Although plants tolerate semi-shaded areas well, it is better to plant them in well-lit areas: this way the flowering will be more abundant and the plants will take root better. Water should not stagnate. Suitable soil is sandy, loam with peat and humus. Humus from birch leaves and pine needles is very good. Fresh manure must not be introduced.

The soil is loosened, weeds are removed, fertilized with compost, and watered. When planting in spring, you can plant phlox immediately after the soil freezes. Then there is a high probability that they will bloom this season. In autumn they are planted until mid-October.

Plants are planted at a distance of 35-50 cm from each other. More close location necessary only if planting in the form of a bush is planned. Old plants need replanting. If the flowers have become smaller, it’s time to think about rejuvenating the phlox. It is dug up, divided and replanted.

The first signs of plant aging may appear at 3-5 years of age, then it’s time to divide and replant them

What do flowers need for normal development?

Caring for phlox is not much different from caring for others garden plants. They need to be weeded, the soil loosened, and dried shoots trimmed. If a gardener wants to grow a short and voluminous bush, you can periodically pinch it. It should be remembered that pinching delays the flowering period of the plant by about two weeks, or even a month. It is best done in May. The later the manipulation is carried out, the longer the bush does not bloom.

Phloxes are equally poorly tolerated as excessive moisture soil and drought. In summer they have to be watered. This can be done not only in the morning and evening, but also during the day. The main thing is to pour water under the roots and try not to splash it on the leaves. During hot, dry periods, phlox can be watered twice a day. To retain moisture, the soil is mulched with humus or peat. A layer of 5 cm is sufficient.

Mineral fertilizers are applied to the soil every week, starting from the end of June until the end of summer. The concentration of additives changes: it is gradually increased from 2 g per liter of water to 8 g, after which it is also reduced. Phlox prefer fertilizers with nitrogen and phosphorus. You can add saltpeter to the “diet” (2 g per liter of water). After mid-August, you should not fertilize the plant. It is advisable to cover phloxes for the winter, especially if they have recently been planted.

In order for plants to bloom well, they need to be fed and fertilized.

Caution, danger: powdery mildew and spotting

Phloxes often suffer from powdery mildew and spotting. Signs of disease: dots and specks on the leaves, their wrinkling. Diseased leaves should be removed and the plant treated with Bordeaux mixture or analogues. Can be sprayed for prevention. In this case, you should not wait for symptoms of the disease, but treatment should be carried out in the spring.

Plants may be attacked by threadworms or nematodes. To avoid misfortune, you should not plant phlox in areas where strawberries grew. If the plant is already sick, there is only one treatment method - elimination along with a lump of earth and disinfection of the soil with lime.

For preventive and therapeutic spraying, we can recommend the insecticides “Sumi-Alpha”, “Karate”, “Fury”, “Kinmiks”. More details about pest control are described in the video:

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