Creeping Phlox - Purple Beauty
Phlox subulata
Purchased from home depot Summer 2011?
Planted by the front fence
Perennial
spreads
attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
fertilize in the spring; shear foliage back halfway after bloom to promote denser foliage and rebloom
4-6" tall, spreads to 24"
zones 2-8
no winter protection required
likes full sun (6+ hours)
propagate by diving the rootball or from herbaceous stem cuttings
Creeping Phlox
Another variety planted beside the pond. Photo taken May 16, 2012.
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