Family: Polemoniaceae
Scientific Name: Phlox glabbermia ssp triflora Morris Berd
Common Name: Morris Bead Smooth Phlox
Description | A compact cultivar of the native Smooth Phlox. This Phlox tolerates moister conditions. Blooms in the early spring. |
Pronunciation | (floks) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 3-8 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
Moisture | average, moist, resents draught |
Soil & Site | average, moist |
Flowers | rose to reddish purple. borne in large terminal panicles |
Leaves | dark green |
Stems | rhizomes |
Dimensions | 1.5-2 by 1-1.5 feet (HS), clumps by the spread of rhizomes |
Propagation | division |
Native Site | Virginia to Wisconsin south to Florida and Texas |
Notes & Reference | #144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org), #205-Phlox A Natural History and Gardener's Guide (James H. Locklear) |
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