Polemoniaceae
Hairy phlox
Phlox amoena
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Phlox
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- قبس جذاب
- Chinese
- 可爱天蓝绣球
- English
- Hairy phlox
Synonyms
- Armeria amoena (Sims) Kuntze
- Phlox pilosa var. amoena (Sims) Pursh
- Phlox setacea var. amoena (Sims) H.Jaeger
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 96 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jessica, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: cft, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Curtis Burke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mary G, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ghislain118, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leigha S, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Courtney Alley, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.