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Phlox divaricata
Wild blue phlox is a semi-evergreen perennial growing 25–50 cm (10–20 in) tall with opposite, unstalked, hairy leaves 2.5–5 cm (1–2 in) in length and ovate-lanceolate in shape. Flowers appear in late spring and early summer. They are pleasantly fragrant and 2–4 cm (3⁄4–1+1⁄2 in) in diameter, with five petals fused at the base into a thin tube. The petals are a variety of pastel colors: blue-lavender, light purple, pink, or white. There are two subspecies: ssp. divaricata, with petals notched at the tip, and ssp. laphamii, without a notch.
Wauponsee Glacial Trail. Converted railroad bed with a narrow band of shrubs and trees on each side in the midst of prairie/farmland.
Still fresh with the morning dew.
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