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blue phlox

plant
Also known as: Phlox divaricata
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  • creeping phlox
    phlox
    / Major species

    Blue phlox (P. divaricata) is a spring-flowering woodland perennial growing up to 45 cm (1.5 feet) with blue to white flower clusters. Perennial phlox (P. pilosa), about the same height, bears red-purple flowers on hairy plants in summer in upland woods and prairies of central…

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    Blue phlox (P. divaricata) is a spring-flowering woodland perennial growing up to 45 cm (1.5 feet) with blue to white flower clusters. Perennial phlox (P. pilosa), about the same height, bears red-purple flowers on hairy plants in summer in upland woods and prairies of central…

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