Bowood Farms
4605 Olive Street
Saint Louis, Missouri 63108

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Phlox divaricata

Phlox divaricata (Wild Sweet William)

Wild Sweet William

Fragrant pale blue stars held in rounded heads. Dark narrow foliage.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Moist, humus-rich soil in partial to full shade. Front of the border, wild flower garden,or as a woodland groundcover, open woods, wet streamsides, bottomlands.

Interesting Information
Phlox, Greek, "flame", an old Greek name for a plant with flame-colored flowers; divaricata, Latin, "spreading".


Plant Type
Perennial

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Bloom Color
Light Blue

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Foliage Color
Smooth Deep Green


Height
8-12 Inches


Spread
8-12 Inches


USDA Hardiness Zone
4-9


Patented
No

Celandine Poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

(Celandine Poppy )

Adiantum pedatum

(Maidenhair Fern )

Verbesina alternifolia

(Wingstem / Yellow Ironweed )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color
Blue
Landscape Interest
Butterfly
Exposure
Shade-Part Sun
Soil Moisture Preference
Med-Wet
Missouri Native
Missouri Native
Season of Interest (Flowering)
April
May
June
Attributes
Fragrance
Cut Flower