Word of the Day: divaricatus
As a species name, means “straggly, sprawling, or spreading.” For example, wild sweet William, Phlox divaricata, has limp stems that flop over, and it also spreads to form a patch.

As a species name, means “straggly, sprawling, or spreading.” For example, wild sweet William, Phlox divaricata, has limp stems that flop over, and it also spreads to form a patch.
