Taxonomy
Family: Polemoniaceae
Habitat
Rich moist soil.
Associates
Distribution
PA to northern GA, west to IL, MO, AR, often escaped from cultivation elsewhere.
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial; stems erect, to 2 m; leaves narrowly oblong to lanceolate or elliptic, 8-15 cm long and up to 2/5 as wide, acuminate, ciliolate, usually glabrous above, veiny with a submarginal connecting vein; inflorescence of several panicled cymes, densely short-hairy; calyx glabrous, or the tube puberulent; corolla red-purple, varying to white, 1.5-2 cm wide, the tube usually sparsely hairy; one or more anthers at least partly exsert from the corolla tube; style elongate.
Notes
Flowers July to September
Wetland indicator: FACU
Other common names include summer phlox and fall phlox. Many cultivars have been produced of this species with a broad range of sizes and flower colors. Historically was considered to be native to southern NY but now considered introduced to the state.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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