Annual phlox
Phlox drumondii
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
(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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Phlox drummondii 'Crystal Series') offers fringed flowers in a range of colors. It grows 14 inches tall and wide.
view > (Intensia Blueberry
Phlox) attracts butterflies with its profusion of blue-purple flowers from spring to fall. It grows 12 inches tall and wide.
view > (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.
view > (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.
view > (Intensia Orchid Blast
Phlox) offers tons of orchid-pink flowers on a mounding, disease-resistant plant. It grows 1 foot tall and wide.
view > (Intensia White
Phlox) is a floriferous selection with sparkling white flowers on a disease-resistant plant that grows 1 foot tall and wide.
view > (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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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.
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