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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3 inches (8 cm)
Plant Spread: To 3 feet (1 m)
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Root
Division

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Common names
  • Creeping Phlox
  • Moss Phlox

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2014-05-08
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Date: 2016-03-17
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Date: 2023-05-21
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-03-25
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2015-03-10
Location: Fairfax, VA
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-20
Location: Kalama, wa
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-05-14
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2011-05-10
Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2014-05-08

Date: 2018-05-10
Location: South Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-03-16

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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Location: Jones OK,
Date: March 2015
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: May 12, 2013
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