Botanical Name: Phlox subulata
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Common Name: Moss Phlox  
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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Ground cover, Perennial

 

Height Range

Under 1'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Lavender, Pink, Red, White

 

Flower Season

Spring

 

Leaf Color

Green, Light Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: Linda Engstrom
  • Description

  • Notes

Moss phlox (also moss pink, mountain phlox, or creeping phlox) is a vigorous, spreading, mat-forming, sun-loving phlox that grows to only 6 inches tall but spreads to 24 inches wide. It is noted for it creeping habit, its linear leaves, and its profuse carpet of mid-spring (April to May) flowers with notched flower petals. Many cultivars of this plant are available in commerce featuring flower colors of blue, purple, pink, red and white.