Tuesday, April 9, 2019

History Blooms at Monticello - Woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Keith Nevison at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello tells us that blooming today is the woodland phlox (Phlox divaricata) in a weathered terra-cotta planter. They’ve been producing nectar for weeks now & the tiger swallowtail butterflies are loving it.