Phlox pilosa

Phlox pilosa {{{latin_name}}}	Downy phlox, Prairie Phlox
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕  ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ Origin: ✈  ? Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼  ? Water: ◍  ? Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones:  ? Sunset Zones:
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Phlox pilosa, Linn. (P. aristata, Michx. P. cuspidata, Scheele). Sts. slender but erect, 2 ft. or less tall, pubescent or hairy (nearly glabrous forms occur): lvs. small, linear or linear-lanceolate, widest near the base, acuminate: fls. numerous in rather loose cymes, varying through purple, pink and white, the lobes entire, the calyx-lobes awn-like. Dry fields, woods, Ont. and Man. to Fla. and Texas, growing as far east as N. J. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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