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A cottage garden mainstay, phlox owes its enduring popularity to its clouds of billowy blooms and no-fuss nature. But the real icing on the cake is the long flowering season, with some beginning to bloom in early spring and others blooming until the first hard frost in fall. "Phlox carry the garden through the dog days of summer, until asters and bright stars come on board Flowers: Dainty five-petalled flowers are packed by the dozen into dense clusters or panicles. Flowers often are sweetly scented, and some cultivars have central eyes in contrasting colors.