Botanical Name: Phlox drummondii
Common Name: Annual phlox
Type of Plant: dicot: annual
Character summer annual
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clumping, multi-stemmed, rounded plant, moderate leaf and flower texture very intensely colored flowers
Height 6-18"
Spread 6-18"
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor full sun
Soil prefers a light, rich loamy soil
Hardiness some frost
 
Morphology:
Leaves ovate to lanceolate to 3" long slightly tomentose and rough on upper and lower surfaces
Flowers spring and summer, red, pink, purple, white in terminal cymes
Fruit small 3-valved capsule
 
Propagation:
seed – usually direct sown
 
Usage:
borders, beds, rock gardens, good in color pots and containers, used for intense flower color
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular
Fertilizing balanced
Pruning pinch off dead flowers to prolong blooming season
Pests/Diseases powdery mildew, crown rot
 
Origin: Southwest United States
Family: Polemoniaceae

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