Phlox subulata x ‘Violet Pinwheels’ (Creeping Phlox)

Description

PLANT:  Long-lived, low-growing mats of evergreen foliage with vivid violet-purple flowers in spring that look like pinwheels.

CULTIVATION: Prefers full sun in moderately fertile well-drained soil. To stimulate fresh growth, shear back after spring flowering.

UTILIZATION: A tough, durable groundcover that is excellent for erosion control on steep banks, edging flower beds, and growing among rocks.

 Origin:        East and Central North America

Blooms:      spring

H: 4-6”      W: 18-20”

Zone:   2-9

2 QT 79132

photo courtesy of Walters Gardens