Phlox divaricata

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Phlox divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox
Species: P. divaricata
Binomial name
Phlox divaricata
Sims

Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox,  Wild Sweet William) is a herbaceous perennial valued for its lavender-blue flowers, native to forests and fields in eastern North America.

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[edit] Description

Wild phlox grows 25-50 cm tall with opposite, unstalked leaves 2.5-5 cm in length and ovate-lanceolate in shape.

Flowers appear in early spring and are 2-4 cm in diameter, with five petals fused at the base into a thin tube.

[edit] Cultivars

Cultivated varieties have various colours, including blue ('Blue Moon'), lavender ('Chattahoochee', 'Clouds of Perfume') and white ('Fuller's White', 'White Perfume').

[edit] Gallery

  • large clump

  • habitat in Florida

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