One of the amazing things about Creeping or Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata) is that it adapts easily to a wide variety of environmental conditions. It likes full sun, but will take partial shade. It enjoys a slightly moist soil with a neutral pH, but will grow quite happily in acidic soils that dry out almost completely in the afternoon sun. With its shallow roots, it will even adapt to sandy, rocky soils and the intense heat of desert summers.

Just as impressive in the cold, this plant is Zone 3 hardy, which means it can survive -40 temperatures! That's as cold as the highest mountains of the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. In winter, this phlox will cozy down beneath a thick layer of snow to escape the burning effects of searing winds and storms. Then come Spring, it delights us with its beautiful carpet of flowers.

Phlox is in bloom right now! Spring is its time of visible presence when its five-petaled flowers cover the entire plant for a good two weeks or more. We carry several varieties in 4" pots in many shades: pink, red, lavender, blue, purple, and white. It's a great miniature, easily controlled semi-evergreen ground cover that grows pretty much where you want it to.

Gardeners and landscapers use this Phlox for its beautiful display of flowers in the Spring. It's often planted in rock gardens, at the edge of rock walls, and as border accents.