Biology:Phlox carolina
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Phlox carolina | |
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| Phlox carolina 'Mrs Lingard' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Phlox |
| Species: | P. carolina
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| Binomial name | |
| Phlox carolina | |
Phlox carolina, the thickleaf phlox,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 1.2 m (4 ft) tall by 45 cm (18 in) wide, with leaves to 13 cm (5 in) long, and purple or pink flowers in summer.[2] The specific epithet carolina refers to its native habitat in the eastern United States.[3] It grows in woodland edges and openings.[4] Flowers attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.[5]
It is the parent of numerous garden cultivars, of which 'Bill Baker'[6] (pink) and 'Miss Lingard'[7] (pure white) have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[8]
References
- ↑ "Phlox carolinaaccessdate=29 September 2015". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=PHCA19.
- ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. pp. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. pp. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=phca19.
- ↑ "Phlox carolina (Carolina Phlox, Giant Phlox, Summer Phlox, Thick-leaf Phlox, Thickleaf Phlox) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox". https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/phlox-carolina/.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Phlox carolina 'Bill Baker'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/353557/Phlox-glaberrima-Bill-Baker/Details.
- ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Phlox carolina 'Miss Lingard'". https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/49019/Phlox-carolina-Miss-Lingard/Details.
- ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental". Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 78. https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q7186537 entry
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