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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 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
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Common names
  • Moss Phlox
  • Creeping Phlox

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2016-05-01
A frothy mass of white in the spring.
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-05-14

Date: 2018-05-15
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-04-20
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 4-2008
Location: Matthaei Botanical Gardens, Ann Arbor, MI
Date: 4-2008

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: May 4, 2013

Date: 2014-01-23
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.
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