Tag: Woodland Phlox

  • Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

    Phlox divaricata
    Photographed May 2 with a Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6.

    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.

    Woodland Phlox
    Phlox divaricata

    Sometimes a white or nearly white form appears; the range of shades is continuous from deeper blue to almost pure white.

    White form of Blue Phlox
    White form of Phlox divaricata
    Photographed May 2 with a Canon PowerShot SX150 IS.

    For a description of the species, see the Phlox divaricata reference page.

  • Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

    Blue Phlox

    Blue or Woodland Phlox blooming along the Trillium Trail, Fox Chapel, April 22. For a full description, see the Phlox divaricata reference page.

    Phlox divaricata