Phlox

For the Star Trek: Enterprise character, see Phlox (Star Trek).

Phlox (pronounced "flocks") is a genus of perennial flower that blooms in early spring. They are native mainly to temperate North America, with a few species in eastern Asia. Phlox species are very sensitive to drought, and require plenty of moisture.

Phlox range in color from pale blue to bright red to white. Some species such as Smooth Phlox (Phlox glaberrima) grow to 1.5 m tall, while others, such as Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera), form low mats only a few centimetres in height.

Species

• Phlox adsurgens – Northern Phlox
• Phlox alyssifolia
• Phlox andicola
• Phlox austromontana
• Phlox bifida – Sand Phlox
• Phlox borealis
• Phlox bryoides
• Phlox buckleyi – Swordleaf Phlox
• Phlox caespitosa – Cushion Phlox
• Phlox carolina – Thickleaf Phlox
• Phlox cuspidata – Pointed Phlox
• Phlox diffusa – Spreading Phlox
  Phlox diffusa
• Phlox divaricata – Blue Phlox or Woodland Phlox
• Phlox douglasii
• Phlox drummondii – Drummond Phlox
• Phlox floridana – Florida Phlox
• Phlox glaberrima – Smooth Phlox
• Phlox idahonis – Idaho Phlox
• Phlox kelseyi – Kelsey's Phlox
• Phlox maculata – Meadow Phlox
• Phlox missoulensis – Missoula Phlox
• Phlox multiflora – Flowery Phlox, Rocky Mountain Phlox
• Phlox nana – Santa Fe Phlox
• Phlox nivalis – Trailing Phlox
• Phlox ovata – Mountain Phlox
• Phlox paniculata – Summer Phlox
• Phlox pilosa – Prairie Phlox
• Phlox pulchra – Alabama Phlox
  Phlox flowers
• Phlox sibirica – Siberian Phlox
• Phlox speciosa – Bush Phlox
• Phlox stolonifera – Creeping Phlox
• Phlox subulata – Moss Phlox

Cultivation

Phlox are often cultivated in gardens.