Creeping Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
Also known as: Woodland Phlox
Premier evergreen woodland groundcover phlox — spreads by surface stolons into dense mats. Sheets of fragrant lilac-blue flowers in mid-spring. Distinct from rock-garden moss phlox (*P. subulata*).
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–1 ft
- Spacing
- 0.75–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- blue, purple, pink
- Wildlife value
- butterflies, hummingbirds, mammals
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, GA, KY, MD, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV
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)