| Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlox carolina L. Alphaphlox, Ovatae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 2: 216 (1762) |
| Native Range | c. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and woods |
| Description | leaves lanceolate to ovate-oblong, 5-10cm, bright green, flowers 30-60, 15-25mm across, in cymose cluster |
| Size | 30-40cm |
| Color | pink, purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
| Synonyms | Phlox caldriana Courtois ex Steud. Phlox carolina ssp. alta Wherry Phlox carolina var. angusta (Wherry) D.B.Ward Phlox carolina ssp. angusta Wherry Phlox carolina ssp. heterophylla (Wherry) Wherry Phlox carolina var. heterophylla Wherry Phlox carolina var. nitida (Pursh) Benth. Phlox carolina var. puberula Benth. Phlox carolina ssp. turitella Wherry Phlox carolina ssp. typica Wherry Phlox caroliniana Hill Phlox coldryana Paxton Phlox heterophylla Beauverd ex Brand Phlox listoniana Sweet ex J.Forbes Phlox nitida Pursh Phlox ovata f. carolina (L.) Voss Phlox shepherdii Penny ex Sweet Phlox suffruticosa Vent. |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, MSO Missouri, OKL Oklahoma) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (INI Indiana) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama, ARK Arkansas, FLA Florida, GEO Georgia, LOU Louisiana, MRY Maryland, MSI Mississippi, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia) |