Wild Sweet William | |
Phlox | |
Speckled Phlox | |
Meadow Phlox |
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) |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Phloxes Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Phloxes (Phlox)