Creeping Phlox, Moss Pink, Thrift

Phlox subulata

Polemoniaceae - Phlox Family

▲▼ flowering plants in spring

▲▼ flowering plants in spring

▲▼ flowering plants in spring

▲▼ flowers

▲▼ flowers

▲ foliage

Phlox subulata: Creeping Phlox, Moss Pink, Thrift, Rock Rose

Location on campus:  on north side of  Greenwood Lab School, toward east end of circle drive

·         simple, linear to awl-shaped, pointed, evergreen, alternate, 1" long leaves

·         plant height about 4-6,@ spreading above ground by prostrate stems

·         3/4" flowers cover the plant in early spring in shades white, pink, lavender, reddish, blue, depending on the cultivar

·         needs full sun to part shade, well-drained soils; can tolerate dry sights, but often goes dormant in very hot conditions in summer

·         not competitive against weeds