Drummond’s Phlox

• Plant Type: Erect annual, herbaceous.
• Common Names: Drummond’s Phlox, Annual Phlox, Texas Pride, Texas Belle.
• Colors: White, cream, pink lilacs, red, Rose, purple, almost black.
• Flower Dimensions: 1 inch in diameter.
• Flowering Season: Spring and summer.

Phlox drummondii is a showy annual flowering plant under Ericales. The Drummond’s Phlox can grow to 6-12 inches.

• The Phlox drummondii plant is much-branched. The stem holds the tight clusters of flowers at its end.
• The leaves of Drummond’s Phlox are soft, hairy, and sticky. They are simple, entire, and opposite/subopposite.
• The flowers of Drummond’s Phlox are trumpet-shaped and are in terminal clusters. The color ranges from white, pink, red, peach, or lavender.
• The flowers of Drummond’s Phlox are fragrant. They are five-lobed.
• Phlox drummondii can thrive in full sun or part shade. However, this species prefers sandy and fertile soil.

Where can Drummond's Phlox be mostly spotted?

South America

• The ‘Drummonds Phlox^[1] is considered one of Texas’ most beautiful wildflowers. In addition, it has been valued as an “exotic” cultivated garden flower in Europe for nearly 150 years.
• The genus name is “Phlox“^[2] which means “flame“. The species name of this plant is taken from the name of Thomas Drummond, a naturalist born in Scotland who sent seeds from Texas to England in 1835.
• The pure-white flowered variety of P. drummondii^[3] produced Colchitetraploids. As a result, the flowers produced were bigger, and the ornamental value of the species was increased because the longevity was increased by 5 days in colchiploids.
• Flowers of P. drummondii showed phytochemical, antioxidant, and antimicrobial activities. In addition, research^[4] showed the efficacy of P. drummondii against tested bacteria and fungi.
• P. drummondii^[5] can accumulate and absorb copper in the roots and prevent the translocation of the copper to other photosynthetic tissue. This enables the plant to tolerate copper toxicity.