Sunday 20 March 2016

Phlox subulata


  • Common Name - moss phlox
  • Botanical Name - Phlox subulata
  • Family - Polemoniaceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - green
  • Leaf - simple, elliptic shape, cillate margins
  • Flower - cyme inflorescence, pink, May - June
  • Fruit - capsule, brown
  • Habit - spreading
  • Form - creeping/mat like
  • Size -  0.1 - 0.2 m
  • Culture - full sun/part shade, rocky/well drained soil
  • Use - ground cover, spring interest, mass planting

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