wild blue phlox

wild blue phlox
noun
: a showy No. American herb (Phlox divaricata) often cultivated for its profusion of tubular blue faintly fragrant flowers — called also wild sweet William

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  • blue phlox — noun : wild blue phlox * * * a plant, Phlox divaricata, of eastern North America, having creeping, rooting stems and mauve flowers. Also called wild sweet william …   Useful english dictionary

  • blue phlox — a plant, Phlox divaricata, of eastern North America, having creeping, rooting stems and mauve flowers. Also called wild sweet william. * * * …   Universalium

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  • Phlox divaricata — Taxobox name = Phlox divaricata image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Ericales familia = Polemoniaceae genus = Phlox species = P. divaricata binomial = Phlox divaricata binomial authority =… …   Wikipedia

  • Phlox (flore) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Phlox. Phlox …   Wikipédia en Français

  • wild sweet william — noun Usage: often capitalized 2d W 1. : a phlox (Phlox maculata) of the eastern United States often cultivated for its blue or purple flowers 2. : wild blue phlox 3. : a soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) * * * 1. See …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phlox divaricata — ID 62736 Symbol Key PHDI5 Common Name wild blue phlox Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • wild sweet William — noun see wild blue phlox * * * 1. See blue phlox. 2. a plant, Phlox maculata, of the phlox family, native to eastern North America, having purple spotted stems and elongated clusters of pink or purple flowers …   Useful english dictionary

  • Phlox divaricata ssp. divaricata — ID 62737 Symbol Key PHDID3 Common Name wild blue phlox Family Polemoniaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, SC …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Phlox divaricata L. — Symbol PHDI5 Common Name wild blue phlox Botanical Family Polemoniaceae …   Scientific plant list

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