Phlox subulata

Common names: Awl-leaved Phlox, Lychnidea

Genus: Phlox

Species: Phlox subulata

Class: Pentandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Phlox

Modern Species: Phlox subulata

Modern Family: Polemoniaceae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: "Pale purple or flesh colour, enlivened by an eye of dark but brilliant purple disposed in a star-like form."

Season: spring

Native Region: Virginia

Artist: S. Edwards