Phlox (annual) Phlox drummondii
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- FLOCKS druh-MON-dee-eye
- Description
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Annual Phlox is a showy blooming annual native to grasslands and meadows in Texas but has naturalized throughout the southeastern US along roadsides and fields. The 1-inch flowers come in white, red, and shades of pink or lavender with a lighter contrasting center eye. It blooms spring to early-summer and possibly again in the fall. It generally grows 6-12 inches high and wide and will reseed itself under good conditions.
Annual phlox prefers sandy well-drained soils but can be established in any well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. It has moderate to high drought tolerance.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Phloxy Lady'
- 'Phloxy Lady'
- 'Phloxy Lady'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Phloxy Lady'
- 'Phloxy Lady'
- 'Phloxy Lady'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Phlox
- Species:
- drummondii
- Family:
- Polemoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Texas
- Distribution:
- AL , AR , CT , FL , GA , LA , MD , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , OK , SC , TN , TX , VA , VT
- Wildlife Value:
- The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Defines Paths
- Easy to Grow
- Fragrance
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 3 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Ground Cover
- Wildflower
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Mounding
- Multi-stemmed
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- Less than 12 inches
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Type:
- Capsule
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is dry and splits open when ripe
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Cyme
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Star
- Trumpet
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- fused petals
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Flowers are trumpet-shaped with a short tube and 5 star-shaped petals in terminal clusters. It blooms April to June and occasionally again in the fall. Colors vary and the center eye is a lighter color.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Soft
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Oblanceolate
- Oblong
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are up to 3 inch long sticky, glandular, hairy clasping leaves. Lower leaves are opposite and upper leaves alternate.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Hanging Baskets
- Slope/Bank
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Children's Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
