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Annual Phlox. The more than 50 different varieties of phlox include annuals and perennials. Annual African Sunset Phlox (Phlox drummondii), a hybrid cultivar found in many home gardens, presents vivid 1-inch-wide deep red flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies.
Phlox subulata is a low- growing, ground cover type phlox. It is best situated in a rock garden. on a slope, in the front of a border, along a pathway or over a ledge. Like most Phlox, it likes full sun. However, Creeping Phlox prefers a slightly alkaline, gravely, well drained soil.