Creeping woodland phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Category:

Perennial

Family:

Polemoniaceae

Zone:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Height:

6-9 in

Width:

1-2’

Growth / Form:

Spreading

Season of Interest:

Spring

Light:

Full Sun, Shade

Native / Invasive Status:

Native (SE US)

Pollinator Value:

High

Growth Rate:

Rapid

USDA Zones:

2-8

Cultivars:

Blue Ridge

Notes:

Erosion control

Additional source details:
Foliage: 1-3” long, opposite
Flowers: 5-petal, flat lavender/blue, lavender/pink, white, blue, pink flowers in spring and summer
Soil: moist to occasionally dry
Wildlife: deer
Environment: drought, dry soil, erosion, pollution
Attracts: pollinators, bees, butterflies

Description

Erosion control