Wild Phlox
Phlox divaricata. Polemonium Family.
Nine to eighteen inches high. Stems.--Spreading or ascending. Leaves.--Opposite; oblong or lance-oblong. Flowers.-Pale lilac-purple; in a loose, spreading cluster. Calyx.--With five slender teeth. Corolla.-With a five-parted border; salver-shaped; with a long tube. Stamens.--Five; unequally inserted in the tube of the corolla. Pistil.--One, with a three-lobed style. We may search for these graceful, delicately tinted flowers in the rocky woods of April and May.
Nearly allied to them is the wild sweet William, P. maculata, the pink-purple blossoms of which are found along the streams and in the rich woods of somewhat southern localities.
The beautiful moss pink, P. subulata, is also a member of this genus.