The grass had grown till it stood up like hay, and there were such tall green weeds in the flowerbeds that Mother couldn't believe they'd grown during the rain and thought they were some phlox she'd overlooked.
"Us and the Bottleman"
Edith Ballinger Price
My white phlox is really the most distinguished thing in my garden.
"More Jonathan Papers"
Elisabeth Woodbridge
Faithful sweet-william and phlox had evidently struggled for years and barely held their own against misfortune, and bouncing-bet was thrifty.
"Country Neighbors"
Alice Brown