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blue phlox

American

noun

a plant, Phlox divaricata, of eastern North America, having creeping, rooting stems and mauve flowers.

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blue phlox

Over the low fence, the blue phlox, that dainty carpeting of the May woods, shut its starry flowers, and lay close to the ground.

From Getting Acquainted with the Trees by McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace)

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