1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Epiphyte
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Texas, Canada
Mexico, Central America
1.4 Types
Blue Moon, Clouds of Perfume
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
H2, 24
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm25.40 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.50 cm35.60 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue Violet
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Ovate-lanceolate
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Divison, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires watering in the growing season
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead flowers
Prune ocassionally
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Rust
Black Spot, Scale
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Mild Allergen
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Boils, Eczema, Intestinal disorders
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Root
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
As a tea substitute, Used as eyewash
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PHLOX divaricata 'Blue Moon'
LYCASTE cochleata
7.2 Common Name
Wild Blue Phlox, Woodland Phlox
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
7.2.1 In Hindi
Wild Blue Phlox
Lycaste Orchid
7.2.2 In German
Wild Blue Phlox
Lycaste Orchidee
7.2.3 In French
Wild Blue Phlox
Lycaste orchidée
7.2.4 In Spanish
Wild Blue Phlox
Lycaste orquídea
7.2.5 In Greek
Άγρια μπλε Phlox
Lycaste ορχιδέα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Wild Blue Phlox
Lycaste orquídea
7.2.7 In Polish
Dziki Niebieski Phlox
Lycaste orchidea
7.2.8 In Latin
Phlox ferae blue
braemii orchid
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Polemoniaceae
Orchidaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Polemonioideae
Epidendroideae
8.10 Number of Species