Trailing Phlox
Phlox nivalis
Trailing phlox is a Southeastern evergreen mat phlox of sandy pinelands, carpeting the ground with pink-to-white flowers in early spring. A fine, drought-tolerant groundcover.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–0.67 ft
- Spacing
- 1–1.25 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- border
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC, TX, VA
Related native plants
More Phlox species
- Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
- Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa)
- Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)
- Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata)
- Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)