Many garden lovers and hobby gardeners not only want to equip their garden with "ready" flowers and perennials, but prefer to sow and grow their own plants. This is very easy to achieve with the phlox and in a large variety of colors.
Phlox seeds germinate very easily
Should I collect or buy seeds?
You can buy phlox seeds or collect them yourself. However, you should keep in mind that the seeds you get directly from the plants in your garden are not varietal. This means that the flame flowers that grow from it will not necessarily have the same flower color as the original plant. If you love surprises, you will still enjoy them.
If, on the other hand, you want a certain flower color or growth form, then you can use seeds from specialist shops. There you will find an impressive selection of seeds for annual and perennial phlox. While the perennial varieties are mostly monochromatic, the annual varieties also delight with star-shaped or multi-colored flowers.
sow phlox
Phlox belongs to the cold germs. So the seeds first need a cooler temperature to be able to germinate at all. With purchased seeds, you don't have to worry about that. You can store the seeds you have collected yourself in the fridge for a few days, or you can let nature take its course with its temperature fluctuations, sow and wait until the seeds germinate on their own. That will happen next spring at the latest.
Since the flame flower germinates very easily, you can simply scatter the seeds loosely in the intended flower bed and wait. If you don't cut off the flowers that have faded, your phlox will even self-seed. If you would like to have strong plants early in the spring, then it is advisable to bring the phlox into the greenhouse or on the windowsill from February or March.
The essentials in brief:
- Self-collected seeds not true to variety
- cold germinator
- including itself easily
- annual varieties with a greater variety of colors
- perennial phlox is hardy
tips and tricks
When buying phlox seeds, you have the choice between different growth forms and flower colors. With a mixed seed package you can look forward to the greatest variety of colours.