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Tumbling Phlox subulata Collection

Tumbling Phlox subulata Collection

Common name: Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox

One of the most colourful groundcover plants you can grow

-15 to -20°C

Good for Pollinators

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Known also as Creeping Phlox, the low ground hugging habit is perfect to grow between paths and patios, or at the front of a border, in a rock or gravel garden, or tumbling beautifully from a container. Popular in Japan, where colourful meadows of Phlox subulata has instigated the Fuji Shibazakua Festival, held each year between mid-April and early June, where visitors celebrate the sheer beauty of these plants. The ‘Tumbling Phlox subulata Collection’; ‘Candy Stripes’ - delicate white petals, each adorned with bold pink stripes, creating a cheerful candy-cane effect in May and June, height 20cm, spread 50cm; ‘Bavaria’ – white flowers, each with a contrasting purple eye in May and June, height 15cm, spread 50cm; ‘McDaniel's Cushion’ AGM - dainty, bright, pink-purple blooms from April to July, height 15cm, spread 50cm; ‘Emerald Cushion Blue’ - masses of pale lilac-blue flowers from April to June, height 20cm, spread 50cm; and ‘Benita’ - star-shaped blooms in striking shades of pinkish-purple, often with a darker centre, in April and May, height 20cm, spread 40cm. Phlox subulata are deer resistant, drought tolerant, attractive to butterflies and happy in sandy soils - so perfect for planting in coastal conditions. Not fussy on soil conditions in either sun or partial shade. With an RHS hardiness rating of H6, they will thrive outside all year round with no winter protection required.

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Included In this Collection	Phlox subulata Bavaria YP	Phlox subulata Emerald Cushion Blue YP	Phlox subulata Candy Stripe YP	Phlox subulata Benita YP	Phlox subulata McDaniel's Cushion YP
Latin Name	Phlox subulata 'Bavaria'
Common Name	Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	White
Type	Perennial
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.15
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.50
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
Latin Name	Phlox subulata 'Emerald Cushion Blue'
Common Name	Creeping Phlox
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	Blue
Type	Perennial
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.20
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.60
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
Latin Name	Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripes'
Common Name	Creeping Phlox
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	Pink
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.20
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.50
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
Latin Name	Phlox subulata 'Benita'
Common Name	Creeping Phlox
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	Purple, White
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Foliage	Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.20
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.40
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
Latin Name	Phlox subulata 'McDaniel's Cushion'
Common Name	Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox
Hardiness	H6 (-15 to -20°C)
Colour	Pink
Format	Young Plants
Position	Full-Sun
Foliage	Evergreen
Height in Maturity (m)	0.15
Spread in Maturity (m)	0.50
AGM	Yes
Soil Conditions	Chalk Loam Sand
Soil Acidity	Acid Alkaline Neutral
Aspect	South-facing, West-facing
Good for pots	Yes
Good for Rockeries	Yes
Good for wildlife	Yes
Good for pollinators	Yes
Good for groundcover	Yes