Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon' is an eastern North American native ground cover with fragrant, pale blue flowers.
Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’ is a delightful spring blooming eastern North American native ground cover for shade. Known as wild sweet William or woodland phlox, it carpets the shady border or woodland with lightly fragrant, pale blue flowers with overlapping petals. It is great to layer into the shady border planted between later emerging perennials like ferns and hosta. It will bloom in early to mid spring with bulbs and other spring ephemerals giving extra colour when not much else is happening. It can go semi-dormant after blooming so it is great to interplant it with other ground covers or allow larger perennials to take over the show after it blooms. Attracts butterflies. A Canadian native to Ontario and Quebec.
Common Name: Wild Sweet William
Family: Polemoniaceae (The Phlox Family)
Zone Hardiness: 3-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade, Part Sun
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Blue
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
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Fragrance: Yes
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Rich woods and along stream banks form Ontario and Quebec south through much of the central and eastern US.
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