Common names:
Wild Sweet William
Phlox
Speckled Phlox
Meadow Phlox

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Fern
Life cycle:Biennial
Sun Requirements:Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 5b
Fruiting Time:Late summer or early fall
Flowers:Nocturnal
Flower Color:Orange
Flower Size:2"-3"
Flower Time:Late summer or early fall
Other
Inflorescence Type:Cluster
Underground structures:Tuber
Uses:Shade Tree
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances:Tolerates dry shade
Propagation: Seeds:Scarify seeds: ftriaerirSantsse e notilaoodg peasodcnri dntatade ntiaeftr nml i dc ewmoge
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Root
Division
Pollinators:Hoverflies
Conservation status:Least Concern (LC)

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