Phlox pilosa <br>DOWNY PRAIRIE PHLOX
Phlox pilosa, the downy phlox or prairie phlox, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America, where it is found in open areas such as prairies and woodlands.
The flowers grow in rounded clusters , and are pale pink, lavender, or purple, and are slightly fragrant!
The flowers are ideal for butterflies, as they produce pollen on anthers near the end of the corolla tube, and nectar at the bottom of the corolla. Only butterflies, moths, skippers, and very long-tongued bees (the largest bumblebees) have long enough tongues to reach the nectar. Shorter-tongued bees and flower flies cannot reach the nectar.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 12", 30cm
Location: Sun or part shade
Hardiness zones: 4-7
Seeds per packet: 20
Joshua Mayer, Downy phlox and prairie dock, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Phlox pilosa, the downy phlox or prairie phlox, is an herbaceous plant native to eastern North America, where it is found in open areas such as prairies and woodlands.
The flowers grow in rounded clusters , and are pale pink, lavender, or purple, and are slightly fragrant!
The flowers are ideal for butterflies, as they produce pollen on anthers near the end of the corolla tube, and nectar at the bottom of the corolla. Only butterflies, moths, skippers, and very long-tongued bees (the largest bumblebees) have long enough tongues to reach the nectar. Shorter-tongued bees and flower flies cannot reach the nectar.
Type: Hardy perennial
Height: 12", 30cm
Location: Sun or part shade
Hardiness zones: 4-7
Seeds per packet: 20
Joshua Mayer, Downy phlox and prairie dock, CC BY-SA 2.0
