PERENNIAL PHLOXES.
Every third year Phloxes should be taken, up, divided and transplanted, otherwise they are apt to degenerate. Phloxes are not very particular as to soil, but t'hey like it fairly rich. Good drainage is essential, but plenty of moisture must be given to the roots. Plant, if possible, in partial shade, otherwise some Varieties will fade in colour. In hot weather they should be copiously watered, and a good mulching of welldecayed manure will be of great assistance to them. Seven or eight shoots is sufficient for the plant to carry if you want line heads. Cuttings should be taken in early autumn and inserted in specially prepared sandy beds under 'hand-glasses or in a frame, and they must be protected from the sun. Phloxes may also be grown from seed sown in ♦he autumn. Early in the spring, when large enough to handle, take them out of the greenhouse and plant in good rich soil in the open.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 17, 23 April 1913, Page 38
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161PERENNIAL PHLOXES. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 17, 23 April 1913, Page 38
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