New and Unread Tree-Mails
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Wet Mesic Mesic Dry Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 9b |
| Plant Height: | 6 - 10 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 12 - 24 inches |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Lavender Pink White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Spring |
| Inflorescence Height: | 6-10 inches |
| Foliage Mound Height: | 1-3 inches |
| Uses: | Groundcover Will Naturalize |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Stratify seeds: Seeds need alternating periods of warm and cold stratification to germinate |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Division |
| Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Bees |
| Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Jan 15, 2012 6:07 AM Running rampant in rich soil in the mountainous woods from southern Pennsylvania and Ohio to Georgia, Phlox stolonifera forms large drifts of blues, lavenders, pinks, and all shades in between in mid-spring. The leafy mats nearly hug the ground and flowers stems are about 6 inches tall. Flowers are lavender-blue with tiny orange eyes. [ Reply to this comment | |
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