Description

Latin name: Phlox subulata

Common name: Moss phlox “Emerald Pink”

Type: Herbaceous perennial

Family: Polemoniaceae

Native Range: Eastern and central United States

Zone: 3 to 9

Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet

Spread: 1.00 to 2.00 feet

Bloom Time: March to May

Bloom Description: Red-purple to violet-purple to pink to white

Water: Medium

Maintenance: Medium

Suggested Use: Ground Cover, Naturalize

Flower: Showy

Attracts: Butterflies

Tolerate: Deer, Drought, Erosion, Air Pollution

Plant information from the Missouri Botanical Garden