Friday, August 20, 2010

Prairie Phlox

Up to 2 feet tall. Leaves opposite, narrow, up to 3 inches long, and tapered to a sharp point. Flowers pink-purple, about 3/4 inch wide, in a loosely branched cluster at the top of the hairy stem. They grow in prairie land and prefer sum Blooms June-July. This plant was found in the river park along Shepard road in St. Paul.

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