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[[Phlox subulata]]([[Moss Phlox]]) is a perennial creeper growing to a height of 6in. and covers a 20in. wide area. The flowers are small with 5 petals, and bloom in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink in late spring to early summer.
[[Phlox subulata]] ('''Moss Phlox''', '''Moss Pink''') is a perennial creeper growing to a height of 6in. and covers a 20in. wide area. The flowers are small with 5 petals, and bloom in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink in late spring to early summer.


== Cultivation ==
== Cultivation ==
*Requires full sun and well-drained soil.
*Requires full sun and well-drained soil.
*Is hardy to 5 degrees Fahrenheit(zone 7)
*Is hardy to 5 degrees Fahrenheit(zone 7)



== References ==
== References ==
* {{cite book | author=[[Neltje Blanchan|Blanchan, Neltje]] | title=[[Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors]] | year=[[2002]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}
Bay Books. P. 2005. The A-Z of Garden Flowers.
*Bay Books. P. 2005. The A-Z of Garden Flowers.


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Revision as of 14:44, 7 May 2007

Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox, Moss Pink) is a perennial creeper growing to a height of 6in. and covers a 20in. wide area. The flowers are small with 5 petals, and bloom in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink in late spring to early summer.

Cultivation

  • Requires full sun and well-drained soil.
  • Is hardy to 5 degrees Fahrenheit(zone 7)

References

  • Blanchan, Neltje (2002). Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  • Bay Books. P. 2005. The A-Z of Garden Flowers.