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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.
How to Grow Phlox. Phlox are a fragrant summer wildflower that complement any garden. Some varieties, such as creeping, woodland and moss phlox, grow low to the ground and are frequently used as ground covers. Others, such as garden and meadow phlox, produce taller plants commonly grown in gardens, borders and edging.