| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox divaricata L. Protophlox, Divaricatae |
| Synonyms | Phlox canadensis Sweet |
| Phlox glomerata Nutt. | |
| Phlox vernalis Salisb. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | sparsely branched, leaves tender, lanceolate, sharply acute, shoots trailing, stems erect, flowers 2cm across, in lax, hemispherical panicle, petals emarginate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | spring, early summer |
| Ca | ind |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Vermont , West Virginia ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
divaricata laphamii Alph.Wood, Clas-book. Bot., ed. 2(a): 439 (1847)
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