Phlox divaricata ‘May Breeze’
Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' is an eastern North American native ground cover with white flowers.
Phlox divaricata ‘May Breeze’ 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, white flowers sometimes with a hint of palest lavender. 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: White/Cream
Secondary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Bloom Time: Spring
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist, Dry
Stem Colour:
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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Geographical Origin: North America
