Annual phlox

Annual phlox is a native wildflower in areas of Texas. As such, you can guess it's a wonderfully heat- and drought-tolerant variety. In late spring and summer, it shows off clusters of red, pink, lavender, or white flowers.

Because it's easy to grow and puts on such a great display, it's a good choice for beginning gardeners who have to tackle a hot, dry spot. Remove the flower clusters as they fade to encourage more blooms and pinch the plants back in summer if they start to get leggy.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

2-11

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

To 18 inches tall

Plant Width:

To 10 inches wide

Flower Color:

White, Pink/Rose, Blue/Violet/Lavender, Red

Bloom Time:

Spring, Summer

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Attracts Hummingbirds,Attracts Butterflies,Drought Tolerant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Astoria Blue phlox

(Astoria Blue Phlox) is a long-blooming variety with lovely lavender-blue flowers and a mounding habit. It grows 24 inches tall and 30 inches wide.
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Crystal Series phlox

(Phlox drummondii 'Crystal Series') offers fringed flowers in a range of colors. It grows 14 inches tall and wide.
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Intensia Blueberry phlox

(Intensia Blueberry Phlox) attracts butterflies with its profusion of blue-purple flowers from spring to fall. It grows 12 inches tall and wide.
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Intensia Cabernet phlox

(Intensia White Phlox) is a delightful selection with rich purple-pink flowers from spring to fall. It grows 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide.
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Intensia Lavender Glow phlox

(Intensia Lavender Glow Phlox) thrives in hot and cool weather, producing clusters of lavender-pink flowers on a plant that grows 18 inches tall and 12 inches wide.
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Intensia Orchid Blast phlox

(Intensia Orchid Blast Phlox) offers tons of orchid-pink flowers on a mounding, disease-resistant plant. It grows 1 foot tall and wide.
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Intensia White phlox

(Intensia White Phlox) is a floriferous selection with sparkling white flowers on a disease-resistant plant that grows 1 foot tall and wide.
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Phloxy Lady Pink phlox

(Phloxy Lady Pink Phlox) has a longer bloom season than most and shows off lovely pink flowers. It grows 1 foot tall and wide.
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Plant It With

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Nasturtium

Nasturtium thrives in the same conditions as annual phlox and offers a contrasting texture you'll love from spring to fall.

Verbena

Verbena, a close relative of phlox, offers similar flowers but in a trailing habit.

Calibrachoa

Accent a mounding phlox with a lovely cascading calibrachoa of similar color.

Propagation

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Seed