Phlox - Flowering Native Perennial

Buy Blue Phlox, P. divaricata by naturegirl7

Blue Phlox, Louisiana Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Phlox divaricata - Phlox divaricata comes in colors ranging from pinkish blue to purplish blue. It grows in sun but prefers part shade. In sun it needs moist well drained soil. Phlox divaricata will go dormant during intensive summer heat, so it is a good idea to mark them well.

It is found growing wild in the forests, bluffs, calcium carbonate hammocks and fields of the southeast and northeast.

They bloom from February to May in the southeast.

Downy Phlox by naturegirl7

Downy Phlox, Phlox pilosa - Phlox pilosa is a small plant growing between 8 and 24 inches in height. Downy Phlox prefers rich or poor, sandy acid soil and can be found growing in dry open woods as well as thickets and prairies. It is drought resistant.

The clusters of white to pink and purple flowers bloom from April to July in the southeast.

Field of Phlox by naturegirl7

Phlox divaricata can be propagated by planting fresh seed, by root division in fall or winter and also by layering and cuttings.
Phlox pilosa can be propagated by root division, root cuttings, stem cuttings and also by planting seeds.