| Description | A spring blooming native Phlox. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-8 |
| Sunlight | full, tolerates some shade |
| Moisture | I have seen it listed as moist to on the dry side. |
| Soil & Site | found groweing in dry; prairies, woods, inland sands |
| Flowers | 1/2 inch flowers, 5 petals in white, pink or lavender, flowers occur in a terminal cluster |
| Leaves | opposite paired leaves, downy, linear to narrowly lanceolate, sessile, up to 3½" long and ½" across, sparsely distributed along the stem, leaves tend to drop when the plant is stressed |
| Stems | thin |
| Roots | tap root |
| Dimensions | up to 2 feet tall |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | Received at 3.5 out of 5 rating by the Mt Cuba Phlox trials. It tended to flop during flowering. |
| Notes & Reference | #205-Phlox A Natural History and Gardener's Guide (James H. Locklear), #218-Flora of Wisconsin (wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu), #238-Mt Cuba Center (www.mtcubacenter.org) |
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