Scientific Name Phlox subulata Common Name Moss phlox

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Characteristics Season spring Height 6-9 inches Hardiness USDA Hardiness Zone 2-9 Flower Color pink, rose, red, blue, violet, white Soil well drained Exposure full sun Propagation division after flowering, cuttings North Carolina Regions Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain Comments Moss phlox is well known to all as that bright groundcover found in landscapes across the state. It is especially beautiful cascading over a rock wall. Shearing the plants back after flowering may encourage a second, smaller flowering. Origin Eastern USA, North Carolina

Prepared by: orginally by Alice B. Russell, retired Extension Specialist, NC State University
                     maintained and expanded by Erv Evans, Consumer Horticulturist, NC State University

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