Everwilde Farms - 30 Wild Blue Phlox Native Wildflower Seeds - Gold Vault Seed Packet

Reminiscent of the lilac, a bouquet of these intensely fragrant blossoms will scent an entire room. This perennial Phlox is quite rare in the wild, and it is a little challenging to grow. It is typically a woodland species, so it likes some shade in the garden. The first botanical records of native phlox first appear in Hortus Elthamensis, botanist Johann Dillenius' published description of a famous experimental garden near London in 1732. This garden, under the care of famed English botanist William Sherard, contained several species of wild phlox from America. From that time on, gardeners seemed to agree with horticulturist Karl Foerster that "a garden without a phlox is a mistake." In the language of flowers, phlox symbolizes either the union of souls or sweet dreams. In Victorian times, a bouquet of phlox often indicated a timid proposal of marriage. The name "phlox" comes from the Greek word for "flame," while the species name "divaricata" comes from the Latin word for "branched," referring to the structure of the stems.