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Wild Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata Characterized by a loose cluster of purple-blue flowers atop a long stem with leafy, creeping shoots at the base. Flowers have five petals.<br />
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Wild Blue Phlox - Phlox divaricata

Characterized by a loose cluster of purple-blue flowers atop a long stem with leafy, creeping shoots at the base. Flowers have five petals.

Habitat: Deciduous forest edge

    comments (3)

  1. They lookas id they also smell good! Posted 4 years ago
    1. It does -- a nice, sweet fragrance that is especially noticeable on sunny days. Posted 4 years ago
      1. It has all the looks of a nicely scented flower :-) Posted 4 years ago

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"Phlox divaricata", the wild blue phlox, woodland phlox, or wild sweet william, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to forests and fields in eastern North America.

Similar species: Ericales
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2020. Captured May 15, 2020 22:58 in 281 Main St S, Woodbury, CT 06798, USA.
  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/4.5
  • 1/512s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm