species
Phlox subulata
Moss phlox · Creeping phlox
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Phlox subulata is a perennial in the family Polemoniaceae, also known as Moss phlox or Creeping phlox, introduced to the UK. It reaches 15 cm tall and 50 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam or sand soil, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions, and suits average positions. It flowers from April to May and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 15 cm tall × 50 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Average
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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