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In yours, plant a few and then notice which do the best, and then get more of those.  Repeated color groups in the garden assure the great colorful display everyone wants. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe one problem: Mildew. Be ready.\u003c\/strong\u003e There's no escaping it. All Tall Garden Phlox (except the famously mildew-resistant David) are usually attacked by powdery mildew.  Its a sort of gray dust-like blight you'll start noticing on the leaves, just as the plants have grown up and are getting ready to bloom.  The minute you see it, go directly to the garden center and buy a container of fungicide for phlox mildew. I know it sounds like trouble, but its really not, and believe me, its worth it.  If you ignore the mildew, your beautiful phlox plants will be an ugly shriveled mess in just a couple of weeks. It doesn't kill the plants, it just ruins them for the year.  Some say good air circulation prevents it, but don't you believe it.  Phlox simply get mildew, and you need to spray, probably just once...then your plants will go right on and bloom all summer for you with beautiful leaves and flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey're great for cutting, too.\u003c\/strong\u003e Need a big bouquet?  Just of few of these multi-flowered stems will do the trick, with lovely fragrance and fabulous color. Add a few lilies, and you have a knock-out arrangement anyone can do.  So be sure to grow enough phlox for cutting, too.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter bloom, simply cut down the flower stems about halfway,  (Its not botanically correct, but lots of gardeners snap them; the strong stiff stems snap off easily) and your tough, hardy plants will be ready to light up for you again next year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYes, they're North American Natives.\u003c\/strong\u003e Very few American gardeners know it, but almost all phlox species are North American wildflowers, as native as our goldenrods and black-eyed susans.  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Their efforts have created a mini-sensation in the world of perennials, as more and more gardeners discover these great plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Some of the natives are alpines from the Rockies, others are dwellers in lowland southeastern forests. But all have several wonderful things in common.  They have beautiful foliage, with large leaves in several colors that remind many of grape leaves, and the foliage lasts through the winter.  With hybridization, some of the foliage colors have become truly spectacular, with rich shades and fascinating bi-colors. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow there are new \u003cem\u003eHeuchera\u003c\/em\u003e hybrids almost every year, and the group gains popularity all the time.  They take full sun or partial shade.  And while most of these are grown for their handsome foliage, many also have lovely flowers, some spectacular.  Best of all, the plants bloom for weeks and weeks. 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Of course, the fact that it does not bloom in spring, but adds color later, makes it of huge value in a wild garden.\u003cp\u003eThis famous plant is native all the way from Quebec and Minnesota south to Florida and Texas. It is so beautiful it is over picked and now quite rare in some areas.  However, if conditions are right (wet, mostly) it will grow easily, even in full sun, but is usually found as a woodland beauty along streambanks or near ponds where the soil is always moist.  It is even happy growing right in the shallow water of small creeks and brooks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tells you that you must supply constant moisture for Cardinal Flower, and if you do, the rewards are spectacular.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Lobelia cardinalis\u003c\/strong\u003e  Allen Armitage, the famous perennial expert writes in his Armitages Native Plants that Cardinal Flower is a short lived perennial but if...(conditions are good)... it will return many years.  This is correct.  It is not difficult to grow at all; it is simply difficult to maintain a clump of plants over the years, unless you are attentive.  Armitage tells us he believes the plants do best in full sun.  I found the opposite growing them in Vermont.  But sun or shade, the most important item is the moisture.  The roots should never really dry out.  We had many growing along a small brook in the middle of a wooded garden (See photo above).  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Buddleias emit a special honey-scented fragrance that lures butterflies like a moth to a light, and then once there, they find the flowers super-rich in nectar.  \u003c\/p\u003e\nA butterfly bush in the garden will often be seen with a mass of butterflies on the flowers, especially during hot sunny afternoons.  Buddleias attract other insects too, like moths, and the reddish ones strongly attract hummingbirds.  So it’s more than a name; it’s actually a botanical phenomenon.","brand":"AMI Production","offers":[{"title":"Plant - 3\" Pot","offer_id":46472256159983,"sku":"AM013983","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/9535\/6399\/files\/butterfly-bush-buzz-hot-raspberry_phen00252_800x800_1.jpg?v=1761078685"},{"product_id":"perennial-phlox-bright-eyes","title":"Bright Eyes Phlox","description":"\u003cp\u003eLets be honest.  Some of the more unusually colored hybrids seem to come and go, over the years..  But never this one. This time-tested two-tone is permanent, once you get it growing.  And it continues to grow in popularity.  It spreads as easily and vigorously as the solid white or any other tall phlox.  Bright Eyes is a must-have cultivar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy Phlox should be the backbone of your garden.\u003c\/strong\u003e  Theyre beautiful.  Theyre easy. And no matter what else you grow, you cant beat their display. In fact, probably no group of plants adds more color to American perennial gardens than phlox.  They just happen to be the perfect plant--tall enough to show the flowers over the others, heavy bloomers at the right time with big colorful flowerheads, and best of all--a nice long season of bloom. Most every good perennial garden has an extra measure of phlox plants. In yours, plant a few and then notice which do the best, and then get more of those.  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