Wild Blue Phlox
Phlox divaricata

• Family:Phlox
• Flower: Terminal cluster,each flower 5-petaled, indented at tip, joined 1/2 way down into a tube
• Leaves: opposite, lance-shaped, clasping hairy stem
• Size: Flowers 1-1.5" across; plant 6-24" high in bloom
• Habitat: bright woods
• Blooms: April-June

Flower color varies from blue to lilac to pinkish-white.