Polemoniaceae

Wild blue phlox

Phlox divaricata L.

Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Phlox

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 林地天蓝绣球
English: Wild blue phlox
Polish: Floks kanadyjski, Płomyk kanadyjski
Russian: Флокс растопыренный
Swedish: Blåflox

Synonyms

Armeria divaricata (L.) Kuntze
Phlox divaricata var. divaricata
Phlox vernalis Salisb.

Flowers

Flower colour: purple (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Wilson44691, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by and, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: robin read, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Amos Oliver Doyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Robertson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Amos Oliver Doyle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matthew Kramer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Betty Yan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Betty Yan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.