Rolf Nussbaumer / Detail of Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flower, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) and Indian Paintbrushes (Castilleja miniata) in bloom, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Gaillardia, coreopsis and pointed phlox, blowing in the wind, Texas

Dave Bevan / Swallowtail (Papilio machaon) nectaring on Phlox (Phlox) flowers, Norfolk, England, UK, June.

Lynn M. Stone / Brittany dog among Phlox, in field, Amston, Connecticut, USA.

Ernie Janes / Colourful garden with Phlox, Crocosmia and Loosestrife (Lythum virgatum) seen through lattice window . England, UK.

Mike Read / Rocky mountain phlox (Phlox nultiflora) Bear Tooth Pass, Wyoming, USA June

Kirkendall-Spring / North american phlox flowers (Phlox diffusa) in the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, USA, April.

Kirkendall-Spring / Spreading phlox (Phlox diffusa) in the Goat Rocks Wilderness, Washington, USA, August

Jerry Monkman / Farm buildings and flowering Phlox on the banks of the Connecticut River in Newbury, Vermont, USA. June 2007

Shattil & Rozinski / Alpine phlox (Phlox comdensata) in flower, Wyoming, USA, North America

Shattil & Rozinski / Wildflowers Phlox and Larkspur, flowering in grassland, Wyoming, USA, North America

Rolf Nussbaumer / Close up of Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Fennessey Ranch, Refugio, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas Coast, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) and Evening Primrose (Oenothera sp) near Leming, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) meadow near Leming, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii), Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), and Tickseed (Coreopsis sp) near Westhoff, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) and Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) near Westhoff, Texas

LYNN M. STONE / Pair of Basset hounds in high grass, with wild phlox, Southern California, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Basset hound amogst wild phlox flowers and grass, Southern California, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) and Bladderpod (Lesquerella argyraea) flowering in meadow, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) and Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) flowering in meadow, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March 2007

Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) and Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) flowering in meadow, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March 2007

Rolf Nussbaumer / Live Oak (Quercus virginiana), Squaw Weed (Senecio ampullaceus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas, USA, March 2007

PREMAPHOTOS / Humming-bird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Phlox flower, UK

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii ) and Tickseed, Fort Parker State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata)

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora), and Squaw-weed (Senecio aureus) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii ) and Tickseed, Fort Parker State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Annual Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii), Fort Parker State Park, Texas

Kerstin Hinze / Convolvulus Hawk Moth (Agrius convolvuli) using long tongue to feed on nectar from garden phlox (Phlox paniculata), Austria

Tim Fitzharris / Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) blooming in grassy field, North America

Philippe Clement / Rocky mountain phlox in flower {Phlox multiflora} Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) and Indian Paintbrushes (Castilleja miniata) in bloom, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Plox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Plox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flowering, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), White Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora), and Squaw-weed (Senecio aureus) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp), Phlox (Phlox sp), Lupines (Lupinus sp), and poppies, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata) flowers, Texas

Ernie Janes / Flowers in garden border in woodland garden, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Flowers in garden border in woodland garden, Norfolk, UK

Bjorn Forsberg / Honey bee {Apis mellifera} flying to {Phlox paniculata} flower. Sweden

Lynn M. Stone / Chocolate Labrador retriever pup lying in Phlox and Paccasandra flowers, Connecticut, USA. May.