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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3 inches
Plant Spread: To 3 feet (1 m)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division

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Common names
  • Creeping Phlox
  • Moss Phlox

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Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2019-04-01
Location: Fairfax, VA

Date: 2013-04-24

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-03-31
'Scarlet Flame' Moss Phlox - foreground
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2020-05-06
Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Scarlet Flame') in May.
Location: Athol, MA
Date: 2017-05-24
Location: Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
credit: DHochmayr
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
4/4/2021 update: now forming buds
Location: Botanical Garden Vienna, Austria
credit: DHochmayr
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-03-21
plant in foreground
Location: Front garden
Date: May 2015
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-16
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-27

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2011-12-19
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2014-05-05
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