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| name = ''Phlox pilosa''
| name = Downy phlox
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| common_names = Downy phlox, Prairie Phlox
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Phlox pilosa.jpg
 
| image = Phlox pilosa.jpg
| image_width = 240px
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| image_width = 240px   <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| regnum = Plantae
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
| familia = [[Polemoniaceae]]
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| ordo = Ericales
| genus = ''[[Phlox]]''
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| familia = Polemoniaceae
| species = '''''P. pilosa'''''
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| genus = Phlox
| binomial = ''Phlox pilosa''
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| species = pilosa
| binomial_authority = [[L.]]
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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.
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'''''Phlox pilosa''''', '''Downy Phlox''' or '''Prairie Phlox''', is an herbaceous perennial plant in the family [[Polemoniaceae]].  It is native to North America.
 
  
==Description==
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==Cultivation==
'''Downy Phlox''' can reach 60 cm in height.  The stems are upright and sometimes branch near the top. Leaves and stems are covered with hairs and the plant is sticky to the touch.  Leaves are long and narrow; they can be up to 13 cm long and 1 cm wide.  The flowers form a cluster at the top of the stem.  They have five lobes and are about 3 cm across. Blooms may be pale pink, lavender, or purple.<ref>Ajilvsgi, Geyata. Wildflowers of Texas. Fredricksburg, Texas: Shearer Publishing, 1991. ISBN 0-940672-46-4</ref>
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==References==
 
==References==
{{ITIS | ID = 30974  | taxon = Phlox pilosa | year = 2007 | date = June 10}}
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

Polemoniaceae >

Phlox >

pilosa >



Read about Phlox pilosa in the 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


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