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''Phlox drummondii'' (commonly annual phlox or Drummond's phlox) is a
flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants t ...
in the genus '' Phlox'' of the
family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Polemoniaceae.
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to Texas, it is also widely distributed in the southeastern United States, especially along public highways. ''P. drummondii'' is often used as an
ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...
. The flowers have a wide range of colours "from white and cream through pinks, lilacs, roses, purples and reds, to almost black". ''Phlox drummondii'' is named after Scottish botanist
Thomas Drummond Captain Thomas Drummond (10 October 1797 – 15 April 1840), from Edinburgh was a Scottish army officer, civil engineer and senior public official. He used the Drummond light which was employed in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain an ...
, who sent it and a variety of other plant samples back to Britain following his 1833–1835 expedition to Texas.


Description

It is an
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, growing from seed each year. The branches have sharp, pointed, lengthy, ciliated leaves with rounded flowers. The flowers are single or double, with lightly scented, flat, star-shaped petals. The flowers mature to in diameter. It tolerates cold weather well, but requires plentiful watering and dislikes drought, wind and heat. The plant attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.


References

drummondii Flora of the United States Garden plants of North America Annual plants Flora of North America {{Polemoniaceae-stub