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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 3 - 6 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
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Common names
  • Creeping Phlox
  • Moss Phlox

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Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2019-04-01
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-12
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-18
Location: Southern Maine
Date: 2023-05-18
As noted by Pamela Harper in Color Echoes, this selection may occ
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2022-05-12
Location: Southern Maine
Date: April 27, 2023
Reversion or sport without picotee.
Location: Beautiful Tennessee, my garden
Date: 2017-12-02
Blooming in Dec.
Location: KALAMA WA
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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-21
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2014-04-19
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-04-12
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-03-20
Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe') in zone 9b.
Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada (Zone 5b)
Date: 2012-05-13

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2020-05-07
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2018-05-20
photo credit: Robert Duval
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
Location: From my  garden. Poland.
Location: Orem, Utah
Date: 2012-03-31
At Cooks Nursery
Location: Riverton, Utah, United States
Date: 2020-05-14
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2018-04-10
Location: From my  garden. Poland.
Date: 2017-05-12

Date: April
photo by ghislain118
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18

Date: 2013-04-01

Date: 2016-08-21
Photo courtesy of Santa Rosa Gardens. Used with permission.

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Credit florum

Image Courtesy of Bloomin Designs Nursery Used with Permission
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Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
Location: Plymouth Nursery, Plymouth, MI
Date: 2010-04-18
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