Phlox stolonifera

Phlox stolonifera {{{latin_name}}}	Creeping phlox, Moss phlox, Flowering moss, Ground pink, Moss pinks
	Habit: herbaceous Height: ⇕  ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ Origin: ✈  ? Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼  ? Water: ◍  ? Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones:  ? Sunset Zones:
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Phlox stolonifera, Sims (P. reptans, Michx.). Low and weak, the flowering sts. reaching 6-12 in., the sterile ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- hairy: lvs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 563. Var. verna, Hort. (P. verna, Hort.), has rose-colored fls. with dark purple throat; a garden form. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Gallery

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  A patch of Creeping phlox

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  Flowers

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  Leaf closeup

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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