2006-10-01 14:54:57 · 6 answers · asked by joyce l 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Garden phlox? (The tall kind of phlox?) Most people cut it down in the fall and do not mulch it with leaves at all. It's very hardy in most places. Still, I don't think a few leaves as mulch in the perennial garden would hurt. I would destroy the phlox stems you cut down as phlox is susceptible to mildew and that might overwinter in your soil.
Creeping phlox? I like to trim it back a bit myself. It is actually a mountain plant by nature but I still like to see a little mulch on it for winter protection. Give it a good drink in the fall.
Flax? The blue-flowered plant that linen is made from? Very hardy in the perennial or rock garden. No need for protection at all, but once again, a few leaves on top does not hurt matters.
2006-10-01 17:52:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perennial. It's all about aesthetics. If the brown fallow look bothers you, whack it off. No mercy. T'will come back in the spring. Or you could leave it in situ to add organic material to the garden. Phlox....source of linnen fiber.
2006-10-01 15:47:02 · answer #2 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just cut down my phlox, but its not the creeping kind. Its the kind that gets 3 to 4 feet tall.
2006-10-01 15:01:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The creeping phlox doesn't need to be cut back, it will bloom in the spring. The regular tall phlox just needs to be cut back in the fall, it will grow back in the spring.
2006-10-01 15:18:11 · answer #4 · answered by couchP56 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are referring to Phlox I assume you are meaning creeping Phlox in which case just cut it back some. It will thrive again in the spring.
2006-10-01 14:58:24 · answer #5 · answered by Cam 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cut it back to the ground so the bugs don't get to it - mulch over it for the winter and it will come back in the spring.
2006-10-01 15:20:32 · answer #6 · answered by Caroline H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋