Tall Phlox/weeds

My perennial garden with several colors of tall phlox seems over run with weeds that actually look identical to the phlox. I have been pulling for years now. It does not bloom. Stem and leaves look like the phlox. I’m now wondering if it is the phlox in a non blooming state. Is this possible? Every year more of the weed, less Phlox.

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#1 Comment By kh0001 On 04/29/2016 @ 10:03 am

If you haven’t been clipping the flower stems after the flowers fade, they could be dropping seeds. The seedlings generally won’t look like the parent plant if the parent plant is a hybrid (which most garden varieties are). Here’s an article that may help you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/phlox/growing-garden-phlox.htm ^[1]

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