Each spring as the Ohio woodlands wake up to new growth, one native species of phlox shows up in delightful shades of light blue, purple and, occasionally, white. Woodland phlox or wild blue phlox ...

When you think of phlox, you might picture the 5-foot-tall garden phlox (Phlox paniculata) that graces many a cottage garden. But the genus phlox contains a wide variety of species — some that need ...

This time of the year something magical begins to happen over the eastern two-thirds of the United States and that is the spring arrival of phlox. It will be happening from Texas north to Quebec, ...

Well before summer hits its often-humid stride, three enchanting spring phlox species offer months of flowers, from the beginning of that budding season through early summer. Woodland phlox, creeping ...

Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica). Wild blue phlox (Phlox divaricata). David Subers David Subers White trout lily (Erythronium albidum). A striking presentation of flowers invites the viewer to feel ...

Fill your gardens with color from spring through summer and even into fall with a variety of pollinator-friendly phlox. The beauty, diversity, and usefulness in the garden of this group of plants had ...

The spring blooms of creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) are a welcome sight after a long winter. Whether you have white, pink, or purple in your yard, creeping phlox is a lush plant that happily spills ...

Phlox is probably the garden's most under-appreciated plant. The cottage classic is often dismissed as summer garden "filler," like baby's breath or leather fern in a bouquet. Older varieties, ...

Editor's note: Once a month, the OSU Extension master gardener's office of Franklin County profiles a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. Each spring as the Ohio woodlands wake up to new ...