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Creeping Phlox

Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata)
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Creeping Phlox in flower
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Phlox subulata

Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.

A sheet of April color on a sunny edge

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Light
Full sun
Moisture
Dry–medium
Mature size
6 in
Spacing
12 in
Bloom or harvest
Flowers Apr–May
How it spreads
Mat
What to buy
Plants.
When to plant
Plant April or September.

In the design

Not woodland phlox. This one wants sun. Sheer it lightly after bloom if the mat gets woody.

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