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| name = ''Phlox divaricata''
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| common_names = Wild phlox, Wild blue phlox, Woodland phlox, Wild Sweet William
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Phlox divaricata.png
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Ericales
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| familia = Polemoniaceae
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| genus = Phlox
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| species = divaricata
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Phlox divaricata, Linn. (P. canadensis, Sweet). Wild Sweet William. Fig. 2913. Sts. slender, pubescent, 10-18 in. tall: lvs. varying from linear-oblong to ovate- lanceolate, mostly acute: fls. in small cymes terminating short branches, 1 in. across, blue or pinkish blue, handsome and somewhat fragrant, the corolla-lobes often notched, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Woods and copses, in lowish grounds. Que., west and south, to Fla. and La. B.M. 163. G.F. 7:256 (reduced in Fig. 2913). Gn. 60, p. 251; 76, p. 45. G.L. 18:335. G.W. 2, p. 655. R.B. 24:185. Gn.W. 23:433. Gn.M. 2:167.—A very attractive early spring fl., often coloring the floor of woods. Prefers rich soil. Var. Laphamii. Wood. Lvs. ovate: fls. bright blue; petals obtuse and entire. This name is listed abroad; plant said to be stronger-growing and with longer-blooming season than the species. G.M. 55:556.—P. divaricata has received considerable attention from cultivators abroad.
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Phlox divaricata, Linn. (P. canadensis, Sweet). Wild Sweet William. Fig. 2913. Sts. slender, pubescent, 10-18 in. tall: lvs. varying from linear-oblong to ovate- lanceolate, mostly acute: fls. in small cymes terminating short branches, 1 in. across, blue or pinkish blue, handsome and somewhat fragrant, the corolla-lobes often notched, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Woods and copses, in lowish grounds. Que., west and south, to Fla. and La.—A very attractive early spring fl., often coloring the floor of woods. Prefers rich soil. Var. Laphamii. Wood. Lvs. ovate: fls. bright blue; petals obtuse and entire. This name is listed abroad; plant said to be stronger-growing and with longer-blooming season than the species. G.M. 55:556.—P. divaricata has received considerable attention from cultivators abroad.
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Phlox divaricata''
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===Propagation===
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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===Pests and diseases===
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| familia = [[Polemoniaceae]]
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==Species==
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| genus = ''[[Phlox]]''
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| species = '''''P. divaricata'''''
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| binomial = ''Phlox divaricata''
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| binomial_authority = [[John Sims|Sims]]
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'''''Phlox divaricata''''' ('''Wild phlox''', '''Wild blue phlox''', '''Woodland phlox''' or '''Wild Sweet William''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Phlox]]''. It is native to forests and fields in the eastern [[United States]] and [[Canada]], ranging from [[Canada]] in the north, [[Florida]] in the south, [[Texas]] in the west and [[Quebec]] and [[New England]] in the east.
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Wild phlox grows 25-50 cm tall with opposite, unstalked [[leaves]] 2.5-5 cm in length. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring, 2-4 cm in diameter, with the five-lobed [[corolla]] a pale bluish violet or purple in color.<br clear = left>
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==References==
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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  -->
    
==External links==
 
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*[http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueopp/Phlox_divaricata_page.html Missouri Plants: ''Phlox divaricata'']
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