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Phlox subulata McDaniels Cushion

Common name: Moss phlox, Creeping phlox

An excellent option to brighten your garden with Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion', a remarkable, low-growing perennial with vibrant pink flowers.

-15 to -20°C
Good for Pollinators

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9cm Pots
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Vigorous and trailing, Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion' will illuminate your spring and early summer garden.Sure to impress all, dense, evergreen cushions of small dark leaves create wonderfully attractive, weed-suppressing groundcover, keeping the ground cool in summer and warm in winter.Almost covered with dainty, bright, pink-purple blooms from April to July, this creeping phlox will spill over the edges of walls or pots, and create dramatic splashes of colour in borders, rockeries, or gravel gardens. Phlox subulata are a distant native to north America and offer sustenance to visiting bees and other pollinators. Given the Award of Garden Merit by the RHS for outstanding garden performance, Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion' reaches a height of around 15cm and will spread up to 50cm. Preferring light, well-drained soil in a sunny position it is hardy to around -20 C, will keep the foliage over winter, and not require protection across most of the UK.
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Key Information
Latin Name Phlox subulata McDaniel's Cushion 9cm pot
Common Name Moss phlox, Creeping phlox
Hardiness H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour Pink
Type Perennial
Format 9cm Pots
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m) 0.15 m
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.50
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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