Your phlox may not be flowering due to insufficient sunlight, improper soil conditions, lack of nutrients, or overcrowding. Check these factors and make necessary adjustments to encourage blooming.
Yes, phlox are deer resistant. The flowering plants in question tend to be more fragrant than deer like. But there always will be the chance that deer may graze phlox when they are sufficiently desperate, disoriented or famished.
Phlox is not a shrub, but rather a genus of flowering plants that includes both annual and perennial species. They are typically herbaceous plants that grow in clumps or mats, producing colorful flowers.
The answer is: Phlox.
The scientific name of Smooth Phlox is Phlok glaberrima.
Phlox glaberrima
phlox/flocks
Phlox subulata
The scientific or taxonomic name would be Phlox drummondi.
Yes, deer may eat phlox flowers as they are known to be attracted to a variety of plants, including phlox.
Yes, deer do eat phlox plants.
Flowers that grow in gravel are Sedums, self seeded Dianthus, foxgloves, California poppies, moss rose, spring flowering phlox, and Hollyhocks.
You could try phlox for starters