Latin: PHLOX sub.'Drummons Pink'
Common: Creeping Phlox
Zone: 3-9
Height: short 2" to 4"
Width: creeper - spreads up to 2'across
Exposure: full sun
Flower Season: late spring to early summer
Flower Color: pink
Fall Color:
Notes: Phlox subulata are low-growing, showy plants suitable for cascading over walls or down a slope. Spreads rapidly to cover any open sunny spot. In rich soil, as much as 2' across, completely covered with flowers in mid-spring. Prefers sandy soil.
No special care needed. Can be trimmed back after flowering to the low green foliage if lush new growth is needed. No need to prune in fall, clean-up winter damage in spring.