General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Common names
  • Sand Phlox
  • Glade Phlox
  • Cleft Phlox

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Date: 2017-03-15
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2012-06-03
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2003-04-23
"Steven J. Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2003-04-23
Photo by Steven Baskauf http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/ind-baska

Date: March
photo by ghislain118 (http://www.fleurs-des-montagnes.net)

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