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Any flowering plant of the genus Phlox.
Examples of phlox in a Sentence
Wild phlox filled the air with a heavenly scent that rivaled lilacs.
Phlox divaricata Blue phlox divaricata Blue phlox Semi evergreen, grows to just over a foot high with lavender blue flowers.
In the garden phlox was still blooming, smelling like a perfumed soap.
The most commonly grown phlox in winter is Phlox subulata or creeping phlox.
Annuals that have been sown in the greenhouse or hotbed may be planted out, and seeds of such sorts as mignonette, sweet alyssum, Phlox Drummondii, portulaca, &c., may be sown in the beds or borders.
Distortion on phlox could indicate the presence of phlox eelworm.
Phlox is often troubled by powdery mildew, and if that is a problem in your area, cut back phlox stems also.
Phlox is a large group of plants and only a few varieties actually bloom in winter.
As Phlox, Billingsley wore a lot of make-up and prosthetics, but played the gentle, firm and determined physician with aplomb.
Prior to his tenure as the multi-species medical specialist, Dr. Phlox, Billingsley appeared on a wide variety of shows including The Practice, Felicity, Profiler, The Pretender, X-Files, Judging Amy and more.