Phlox divaricata 'May Breeze' (woodland phlox)

'May Breeze' is a cultivar of woodland phlox with white flowers in late spring. It prefers a bright shade with moist but well-drained soils. It tolerates full to part sun. The fragrant white blooms can sometimes take on a slight lavender blush with age. It can grow to 1' tall and wide. Trials at Mt. Cuba found 'May Breeze' to be the best woodland phlox cultivar with white flowers.

Woodland phlox is native to forests and fields in eastern North America. Butterflies, moths, skippers, and long-tongued bees have tongues that are long enough to reach the nectar in the flower. Short-tongued bees and flower flies may gather or feed on pollen. Woodland phlox depends on cross-pollination to produce seed, and butterflies are its most effective pollinators. Roots are consumed by rabbits and voles.

Photo by Kathy Thornton

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