Red Hot Phlox

Phlox drummondii

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Overview

The Phlox drummondii 'Red Hot' is a mounded annual phlox with bright green foliage and vivid red blooms from planting to hard frost, drawing butterflies. It grows 10-16 inches tall and wide, with a tidy, rounded habit suited to close spacing. Plant in full sun and well-drained, average soil, watering regularly and feeding containers for best performance. Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11.

Sun FullWater Medium

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — It grows 10-16 inches tall and wide, with a tidy, rounded habit suited to close spacing

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Plant in full sun and well-drained

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — watering regularly and feeding containers for best performance

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — commonly referred to as Red Hot Phlox

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Part of the Proven Winners® lineup and known within the Southern Blaze™ series

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — this Texan-rooted nativar forms a neat mound of fresh green foliage

Culture

Sun: Full
Water: Medium

Shape & size

Mature height: 0.8333333–1.3333334 Ft.
Mature width: 0.8333333–1.3333334 Ft.

Classification

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — It grows 10-16 inches tall and wide, with a tidy, rounded habit suited to close spacing

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Plant in full sun and well-drained

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — watering regularly and feeding containers for best performance

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Hardy in USDA Zones 10-11

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — commonly referred to as Red Hot Phlox

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Part of the Proven Winners® lineup and known within the Southern Blaze™ series

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — this Texan-rooted nativar forms a neat mound of fresh green foliage

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Butterflies are naturally drawn to its long-blooming flowers

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — adding gentle movement to its already lively presence.<br><br>Compact and well-proportioned

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — making it easy to place in both intimate containers and broader landscape compositions

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Though grown as an annual in most regions

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — Red Hot Phlox matures at about 10 to 16 inches tall and wide

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — it is hardy in USDA Zones 10a through 11b

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — humid climates often find this phlox especially dependable

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — where it can fully express its heat-loving nature

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — plant Phlox drummondii 'Red Hot' in full sun

Red Hot Phlox (Phlox drummondii) — where its color remains rich and flowering is most abundant

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