Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox - 1 Gallon Pot
$25.88
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$25.88
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$33.00
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Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox - 1 Gallon Pot
$25.88
Sale price
$25.88
Regular price
$33.00
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Description
Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Violet Pinwheels'
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 4a-8b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Native Evergreen Flowering Perennial
Height at Maturity: 4-5"
Width at Maturity: 24-36"
Spacing: 18-24" for mass plantings; 48" or more for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Spreading, Carpet-Forming
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Intense Violet Purple
Flower Size: 1/2" diameter
Flowering Period: South: Late winter to mid spring | North: Mid Spring to Late Spring
Flower Type: Single, 5-petaled
Fragrant Flowers: -
Foliage Color: Green
Fragrant Foliage: -
Berries: -
Berry Color: -
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun ( 6 or more hours of sunlight daily)
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (well-draining), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 6.0 - 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer - more info, Disease, Drought (when established), Heat, Insect
Description
Sporting some of the most intensely colored flowers of any Phlox subulata we've grown in our gardens, the Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox forms a spreading carpet of emerald green foliage that is smothered in extremely vivid, violet-purple flowers in spring. In the South, it blooms early to mid-spring. Very easy to grow, it is stunning as a low border or in groupings or mass plantings on sunny slopes and embankments. Violet Pinwheels Phlox is one of those plants that will always have you looking forward to its amazing spring flower show.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 4 to 5 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide, the Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox is ideal for a low border around patios, garden beds, home foundation plantings, and along paths and walkways. It is truly stunning in groupings or mass plantings on embankments, hillsides, and slopes, or to drape over walls. Its size is perfect for smaller garden spaces or as a soil cover in container gardens. Flowering bulbs will pop right through it in spring and summer. It is a fine addition to blue or purple theme gardens, cottage gardens, and rock gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 18 to 24 inches apart for mass plantings or solid borders; 48 inches or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox is exceptionally easy to grow in various soils. It prefers moist, well-drained soil; however, it grows well in sandy or gravely soils and tolerates dry exposures better than most other Phlox species. Constantly soggy soils can be problematic. The best flowering is in full sun. Plant it with the top of the root ball even with ground level. Care and maintenance are minimal. Feed in spring with an organic plant food.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below for advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune, and water Creeping Phlox plants.
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