Wild Blue Phlox
Classification:
Family: Polemoniaceae, phlox family
Genus species: Phlox divaricata
Leaves:
Leaves are long and thin, up to 2 inches long.
Flowers:
Flowers are 1 inch in diameter with five flat petals fused together at their base. Base of flower is tube-shaped. Petals are bluish-violet, lavender, pinkish, or white. Flowers are produced in showy clusters at the tip of a stem. Blooms in spring, in April and May.
Roots:
Plants spread asexually through underground roots.
More Information:
The genus name and common name Phlox is from the Greek for “flame.”
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