Phlox subulata 'Spring® Lavender' - Creeping Phlox

🌿 Features

Type: Creeping perennial
Common name: Phlox Spring® Lavender
Flower color: Lavender
Mature height: 15–20 cm
Mature width: 30–45 cm
Habit: Spreading, sprawling, and vigorous
Flowering period: April to June, reblooming
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
Watering needs: Moderate
Soil type: Well-drained, fertile
Hardiness zone: Zone 3 to 9
Drought tolerance: Good once established
Melliferous plant: Yes
Attracts pollinators: Yes
Toxicity to animals: Non-toxic

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✂️ Care

Remarkably reliable creeping phlox, ideal for borders, rockeries, and ground cover in regions with harsh winters.

Regularly remove spent flowers to encourage continuous and abundant blooming. Light pruning after flowering maintains a compact and dense shape.

Apply organic mulch around the base to retain moisture and gradually enrich the soil. Once established, this phlox thrives with minimal intervention and is remarkably resistant to drought.