| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox amoena Sims Protophlox, Divaricatae |
| Bibliography | Bot. Mag. 32: t. 1308 (1810) |
| Native Range | se. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Description | erect, hirsute, leaves lanceolate, to 5cm long, stems thin, flowers to 15mm across, in compact many flowered panicle |
| Size | 10-40cm |
| Color | pink, red, white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
| Synonyms | Armeria amoena (Sims) Kuntze Phlox amoena var. walteri (A.Gray) Wherry Phlox involucrata Alph.Wood Phlox pilosa var. amoena (Sims) Pursh Phlox pilosa var. walteri A.Gray Phlox procumbens A.Gray Phlox setacea var. amoena (Sims) H.Jaeger Phlox walteri (A.Gray) Chapm. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, KTY Kentucky, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, TEN Tennessee) |