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Phlox subulata 'Red' - Creeping Phlox
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Phlox subulata 'Red'
Phlox, Creeping
Phlox subulata 'Red' is a variety of creeping phlox, or moss phlox, that boasts raspberry red flowers with dark green glossy foliage and a wonderful compact growth habit. Phlox subulata is a vigorous, spreading, mat-forming, sun-loving phlox that is noted for its creeping habit, its needle-like leaves (which retain some green in winter) and its profuse carpet of mid-spring flowers with notched flower petals. Loose clusters of fragrant, tubular flowers bloom in profusion during April and May. Especially spectacular draping over a rock wall or along garden paths!
Phlox, Creeping Growing and Maintenance Tips:
Trim back after flowering to the low green foliage for lush new growth. Do not prune in fall, clean-up winter damage in spring. Plants grow well in sandy or gravely soils and tolerate hot, dry exposures better than most other species of phlox.
Height:4-6 Inches |
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Spread:18-24 Inches |
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Hardiness Zone:3 - 9 |
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