General Culture:

Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade but appreciates afternoon shade in summer climates such as St. Louis. Good shade tolerance. Prefers rich, moist, organic soils.

Noteworthy Characteristics:

This creeping phlox cultivar is a stoloniferous perennial which forms a low ground cover with stems growing only to 6" tall. Loose, few-flowered clusters of very fragrant, tubular, purple-blue flowers with five, flat, petal-like lobes (3/4" across) appear at the stem ends in spring. Narrow, lance-shaped stem leaves (to 3" long), with smaller, oval leaves on the stem shoots. Spreads somewhat rapidly by stolons and by sterile shoots that root at the nodes, and can form large colonies over time. Similar in form to P. divaricata (see E580 and L600).