We are currently hiring for spring/summer 2011. Click here for our application. | | No picture available | Phlox stolonifera 1990 PPA Plant of the Year | | Common Name: | Creeping Phlox | | Bloom color: | Varies based on Variety | | Height: | 6"-8" | | Bloom: | early to mid spring | | Hardiness: | Zone 2-8 | | Light: | Partial Sun to Shade | | Soil: | Moist as in a woodland | Why you need this plant: Phlox are garden favorites among wildflower fanciers and perennial enthusiasts alike. Their ease of culture, prolific bloom, and fragrance have endeared them to generations of gardeners. Phlox stolonifera is a lovely woodland phlox that forms road, dense clumps from creeping stems that root as they go. The ephemeral bloom stalks carry open clusters of 3/4" wide flowers in early to mid-spring. "Blue Ridge" has lilac-blue flowers. "Bruce's White" has white flowers with yellow eyes. "Pink Ridge" has mauve-pink flowers. "Sherwood Purple" has purple-blue, fragrant flowers. | | | Planting Info: Plant in evenly moist, humus-rich soil in light to full shade. Plants form evergreen groundcovers that seldom need dividing unless they crowd other plants. Division is best done after flowering. Take cuttings in May and June. They root quickly and bloom the next season. Plant with spring bulbs, Pulmonaria, Campanula, Dicentra, etc. for early color in the shade or wild-flower garden. | |
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