Wild Blue Phlox

An interesting thing about this flower is that the stamen are hidden from plain sight. Click on the flower and you will see that the stamen and pistal are tucked inside. It is pollinated by long tongued bees, butterflies, moths, and Bumblebees.The word Phlox in Greek means flames.... they thought that the twisted flower bud looked like a flame. This flower goes by many other names, Blue Phlox, Forest Phlox, Wild Sweet William, Woodland Phlox, and Woodland Blue Phlox. I have had a difficult time isolating which name this Phlox goes by.... This one does not have notched petals, which many... but not all... of the write ups on this flower say it should have. I will update this entry if I find anything definitive.

Where I found it : at the edge of a large vegetable garden