This exceptionally elegant flower often forms large patches in the woods. The flowers are commonly light blue—thus another common name, Blue Phlox. There are white, lavender, and pink plants as well, however. Most of these plants came from a big patch in Bird Park, Mt. Lebanon; some came from an equally big patch along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel.
For a description of the species, see the Phlox divaricata reference page.
Three different color variants in the same frame.
Mid-spring flowers are at their peak in the woods, but some of the earlier spring flowers are still blooming.
Although blue is the canonical color of Blue Phlox or Woodland Phlox, it occurs in shades from pure white to purple. Here we have blue, white, and lavender forms, all growing along the Trillium Trail in Fox Chapel.
For a full description, see the Phlox divaricata reference page.
Much treasured as a garden flower, this native perennial is abundant in some of our wooded parks. Here we see a large patch in Bird Park, Mount Lebanon.
Sometimes a white or nearly white form appears; the range of shades is continuous from deeper blue to almost pure white.
For a description of the species, see the Phlox divaricata reference page.
Blue or Woodland Phlox blooming along the Trillium Trail, Fox Chapel, April 22. For a full description, see the Phlox divaricata reference page.
