Polemoniaceae
Phlox divaricata subsp. divaricata
Phlox divaricata subsp. divaricata
Also known as Phlox divaricata f. purpurea, Phlox divaricata f. albiflora, Phlox divaricata f. coulteri, Phlox divaricata f. candida
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Wild Blue Phlox · Woodland Phlox · Native · Spring Bloomer · Groundcover · Fragrant · Shade Tolerant · Eastern Us · Perennial · Wildflower
Wild Blue Phlox is a charming native woodland perennial that produces fragrant lavender-blue flowers in spring and spreads gently to form attractive groundcover. It thrives in partial shade with consistently moist, humus-rich soil and is an excellent choice beneath deciduous trees. Once established it is low-maintenance; divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor and encourage flowering.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist; allow top inch of soil to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.2
- Temperature
- -35°F to 80°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 3b-8b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 18 in
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Shallow
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District Of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, QuéBec, South Carolina
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths, Hummingbirds
Sources: trefle, usda
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