‘Limerock Ruby’ has ruby-hued blossoms ... Try ‘Sunpatiens Compact Deep Red,’ ‘Infinity Red,’ ‘Soprano Bright Red,’ and ‘Beacon Bright Red,’ for red flowers. Showy flowers make phlox a favorite garden ...

Bright red, tube-shaped flowers bloom in large stalk-like clusters. This shrub provides nectar around the time that ruby throated hummingbirds head back from wintering grounds, around March or April.