Creeping Phlox

Profuse flowers carpet the garden. Excellent evergreen ground cover for banks, rock gardens, walkways, garden's edge or cascading over stone walls. Creates a colorful spring show in mass plantings or with spring bulbs.

Companion Plants

Candytuft

Dianthus

Viola

Plant Details

Common name

Creeping Phlox
Botanical name

Phlox subulata
Variety

Purple Beauty
Zone

USDA Zone 3 (-40°F) to USDA Zone 8 (10°F).
Light

Sun
Height

4-6" (10-15 cm)
Habit

Mounded
Feed

Use all-purpose
Water

Weekly during dry spells
Bloom Color

Purple
Bloom Time

Spring-summer
Maintenance

Keep weed-free

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