Summer is coming

The days are getting lighter and longer.

Phlox - beautiful, fragrant flowers.
Phloxes came to Europe from North America more than three centuries ago.
And at the same time, the outstanding Swedish scientist Karl Linney gave these flowers the botanical name Phlox.
Phlox includes 85 species, 40 of them are grown in ornamental gardening.
Most types of phlox are perennials, but annuals are also found.

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