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A Few Phloxes

by hankinslawrenceimages | Feb 22, 2016 | Flowers, Polemoniacaea Family

One of my favorite flowers to see in the woods in the spring is Blue Phlox. And then I realized there were many many varieties of phlox – both native and cultivated – so now I’m really enjoying photographing the various varieties I’m seeing.

Here are a few of the phloxes I’ve photographed in recent years.

Blue phlox – phlox divaricata – photographed in the mountains of Tennessee

Blue Phlox - phlox divaricata © 2016 Patty Hankins

Creeping Phlox – phlox stolonifera – photographed in the mountains of Tennessee

Creeping Phlox - phlox stolonifera © 2016 Patty Hankins

Creeping Phlox “Sherwood Purple” – phlox stolonifera – photographed at a local garden

Creeping Phlox "Sherwood Purple" - phlox stolonifera © 2016 Patty Hankins

Longleaf phlox – phlox longifolia – photographed at Grand Teton National Park

Longleaf Phlox - phlox longifolia © 2016 Patty Hankins

Many Flowered Phlox – phlox multiflora – photographed at Yellowstone National Park

Many Flowered Phlox - phlox multiflora © 2016 Patty Hankins

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing all these varieties of phlox – I have a few more types I’ve photographed – will be sharing them soon.

Blue Phlox – phlox divaricata

by hankinslawrenceimages | Apr 3, 2015 | Flowers, Polemoniacaea Family, Wildflowers

Blue Phlox (phlox divaricata) is one of my favorite spring wildflowers. I love seeing the clusters of delicate blue flowers in the woods in the spring.

A member of the polemoniacaea (phlox) family, Blue Phlox is native almost everywhere east of the Missisippi River in the United States and in several states bordering the Mississippi River on the Western side. It is also native to the eastern provinces of Canada.

Blue phlox is easily identifiable in the spring. The five notched white, blue or lavendar petals grow in clusters atop stems that grow to 18″ tall. The flowers can grow to be about an inch across.

Blue phlox blooms in the spring – starting in March in the southern United States – ending in May in the northern parts of its range.