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Phlox Seeds - Scarlet
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Scarlet Phlox (Phlox Drummondii Beauty Scarlet) - Growing annual Phlox seed is a wonderful way to naturalize your landscape and add tremendous visual appeal. Drummond's Phlox is another lovely wildflower that is striking in meadows and also a beautiful addition to your own flower beds.
Planting Directions
TEMPERATURE
60 - 70F
AVERAGE GERM TIME
10 - 30 days
LIGHT REQUIRED
No
DEPTH
1/16 inch
SOWING RATE
3 to 4 seeds per plant or 4 ounces per 1,000 square feet
MOISTURE
Keep seeds moist until germination
PLANT SPACING
9 - 12 inches
Scarlet Phlox (Phlox Drummondii Beauty Scarlet) - Growing annual Phlox seed is a wonderful way to naturalize your landscape and add tremendous visual appeal. Drummond's Phlox is another lovely wildflower that is striking in meadows and also a beautiful addition to your own flower beds. Annual Phlox is easily started from wildflower seeds, and it produces annual plants with bright rose-red flowers in tight clusters at the ends of stems. Annual Phlox Drummondii is a showy, low-growing wild flower that is a native to Texas but can grow nearly in any region. Annual Phlox is a good plant for a low border or in containers. It makes a good cut flower, and it also re-seeds easily.
Start Phlox seeds directly outdoors into prepared soil in the late fall or spring. After distributing the wildflower seed evenly, rake into loosened topsoil to ensure good seed contact with the soil. As with all annual wild flowers, it is essential that scarlet annual Phlox plants are allowed to re-seed for an abundant display the following year.
Common Questions
Can I grow in containers?
Yes, phlox drummondii are great for using in containers.
Do I need to deadhead my flowers?
Yes, if you do just a bit of deadheading with the drummondi you will have continuous blooms through summer.
Do I need to cut back plants after flowering?
Yes, after flowers are spent cut back plants. You can leave a few spent blooms if self-seeding is desired.
Do flowers attract any pollinators?
Yes, bees, butterflies and hummingbirds all enjoy these flowers.
What are some good companion plants for phlox?
Phlox pairs well with daisies, salvia, Indian blanket and coreopsis.
