Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)

Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)Hardy, spring flowering perennial Description: Bears open clusters of lavender blue to pale violet and white flowers, semi evergreen foliage Habit: Spreading, low growing to 14 inches high and 20 inches wide Culture: Prefers partial shade and humus rich, moist but well drained garden loam Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 3 Origin: North America Attributes: Attracts butterflies This North American species was introduced to British and European

and painted by Pierre Joseph Redouté as Rosa hudsoniana scandens

The rich border is in the rococo style fashionable in Thomas Jefferson's youth

Jefferson leases his Tufton and Lego plantations to his grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph

the Greek word for crane

Jefferson-documented

John Trumbull worked for 33 years on his masterpiece

" The genius of the Declaration and Jefferson's later writings amply confirmed Adams's judgment

Thomas Jefferson requested that plants of this species be sent to him in Paris while he was serving as Minister to France: twice in 1786

Habit: Grows 5 to 8-feet high

After completion of The Life and Morals

Habit: Spreading

Rusty foxglove is native to southeastern Europe