The foliage of Phlox is a food for the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including dot moth, Gazoryctra wielgusi, hummingbird hawk-moth and Schinia indiana (which feeds exclusively on P. It was introduced into cultivation by the late 1700s. Phlox subulata Phlox subulata (creeping phlox, moss phlox, moss pink, or mountain phlox) is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to eastern and central USA, and widely cultivated. In permaculture practice, it is recommended as an understory plant, layered in the canopy of useful trees, shrubs and perennial herbs. Ecologically, it is a perfect wildflower for riparian landscapes and rain gardens. Creeping phlox blooms in spring and produces long, spreading stems, which become woody with age. Creeping phlox is well suited to English-style cottage or woodland gardens. It can be planted to cover banks, fill spaces under tall trees, and spill and trail over slopes. It blooms from July to September.Ĭreeping phlox spreads rapidly and makes great ground cover. With a soft blanket of needle-shaped green and a vibrant show of small pink, white, red, or purple flowers in early spring, creeping phlox makes an easy and strikingly beautiful ground cover that just continues to spread as far as there's dirt to allow it. Paniculata or tall phlox, is a native American wildflower that is native from New York to Iowa south to Georgia, Mississippi and Arkansas. Creeping phlox looks elegant crawling over rocks and tumbling over walls in gardens. subulata (moss phlox, moss pink, mountain phlox) grow short and matlike. paniculata (garden phlox) grow upright, while others such as P. The great benefit of the Creeping Phlox is that they grow in practically any. The fruit is a longitudinally dehiscent capsule with three or more valves that sometimes separate explosively. Creeping Phlox, Phlox Subulata, as plants go, is the Swiss Army Knife of plants. Fertilized flowers typically produce one relatively large seed. Moss phlox is vigorous and noted for its creeping habit and the profuse carpet of flowers that bloom early to mid-spring and then sparsely until frost. The name is derived from the Greek word phlox meaning flame in reference to the intense flower colors of some varieties.

Creeping flocks