General Culture:
Best grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun. Prefers sandy or gravelly soils. Tolerates hot, dry exposures better than most other species of phlox. Cut back stems after flowering by 1/2 to maintain form and to promote denser growth.
Noteworthy Characteristics:
This creeping phlox cultivar is a stoloniferous, mat-forming perennial which forms a low ground cover to 6" tall but spreads by creeping stems to 2' wide. Loose, few-flowered clusters (3-5 flowers each) of tubular, deep pink flowers with dark throats and with five, flat, notched, petal-like lobes (to 1/2" across) cover the compact foliage mound with bloom in spring. Stiff, narrow, linear, needle-like leaves (to 1/2" long).
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Phlox sublata and its cultivars do not seem to be bothered by powdery mildew as are most other species of phlox. Spider mites and rust are occasional problem.
Uses:
Mass in rock gardens. Ground cover for slopes and banks. Cascade over a stone wall. Edging for borders. When massed, the resulting carpet of spring bloom can be spectacular.
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