[renrod]

Does anyone know the name of this wildflower blooming along the roadsides and in fields? Thanks for your help.

[Rollie]

I think those are Texas Bluebonnets.

Rollie

[fishon]

Definitely not Bluebonnets.
Very likely a phlox variety.

[bluedivergirl]

Originally Posted by fishon

Definitely not Bluebonnets.
Very likely a phlox variety.

Yes, they are phlox. One of the prettiest things I've seen was a handsome horse standing ankle deep in phlox.

Bluebonnets (lupine) are a vivid blue. Hence the name.

[davem4616]

I've often wondered too...they are pretty and have practically taken over an entire field in Summerfield on 441/27.

not certain that this is it, but here's what I found on the internet:

"What are the purple flowers that grow on the side of the road?"
Purple loosestrife is an invasive from Eurasia that's spreading more and more thickly along the sides of roads and highways where the ground is soggy. Although a very attractive flower, when they move into marshlands or other moist areas, they choke out native plants and disrupt ecosystems.

[LuvtheVillages]

Originally Posted by davem4616

I've often wondered too...they are pretty and have practically taken over an entire field in Summerfield on 441/27.

not certain that this is it, but here's what I found on the internet:

"What are the purple flowers that grow on the side of the road?"
Purple loosestrife is an invasive from Eurasia that's spreading more and more thickly along the sides of roads and highways where the ground is soggy. Although a very attractive flower, when they move into marshlands or other moist areas, they choke out native plants and disrupt ecosystems.

Definitely not purple loosestrife. Here is what loosestrife looks like:

https://www.nps.gov/common/uploads/s...947C5997F1.jpg

It has a long spike of purple flowers.

I'm going with phlox.

[fishon]

Purple Loostrife is also a 3' tall wetland plant that clogs waterways.
Edit.
Oops, already mentioned.

[Up North]

Phlox - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by Herchmer

Phlox - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

Thanks for the link. It says, among other things, “Plants grow to only 6 inches tall, form thick clumps and make a good ground cover. Phlox can be used as a ground cover or allowed to grow cascading down a wall. They can also be used as a stabilizer for a sloping landscape.” Where I come from in Eastern Pennsylvania, wild phlox grows about two feet tall, and not in dense fields of flowers, but smaller clumps. I see it here and there along the road in the country. It’s beautiful. It also has a wonderful odor. The phlox along the roads here are lovely, right? What a pleasure. I wonder if they also smell good.

[mpefloral]

they are phlox.

[Baldbaron]

Originally Posted by mpefloral

they are phlox.

As a lifelong Floridian, I can say without doubt that this beautiful ground cover is phlox - also known to us old-timers as "thrift." Enjoy!

[tlb50]

There is an app for Android or iPhone called Seek. You start the app and take a photo of the plant in question. It will instantly identify the plant in question.

[mlmarr1]

Also called sweet peas..

[Suzieque]

I would like to dig so.e up and take them back to my wildflower area in Wisconsin.

[G.R.I.T.S.]

Originally Posted by Suzieque

I would like to dig so.e up and take them back to my wildflower area in Wisconsin.

Just don't try to remove any from a public right of way. You're subject to a fine. Approach a private landowner.