Phlox Maculata Nataschia, Wild Sweet William Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Phlox maculata, commonly called meadow phlox as well as, somewhat confusingly, wild sweet William. It is native to eastern North America where it typically occurs in moist meadows, low woods and riverbanks. It is an upright, clump-forming, rhizomatous perennial which typically grows 2-3` tall. Sweetly-aromatic, tubular, 5-lobed, pinkish-purple flowers to 1/2` across with long corolla tubes are densely arranged in large, cylindrical, terminal clusters panicles to 12` long atop stiff, upright, red-spotted stems. Plants seldom need staking. Flowers bloom in summer. Thin, opposite, finely-toothed, lance-shaped, dark green leaves to 5` long. Good fresh cut flower. Attractive to butterflies, birds and hummingbirds