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Phlox 'Purple Beauty' {1-Gallon pot}

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Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty' (AKA Purple Creeping Phlox, Violet Moss Phlox, Thrift, Ground Pink)

Pronunciation: floks sub-yoo-LAH-tah PUR-pul BYOO-tee
Product: 1000174

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Precious purple blossoms with deeper purple centers and a tiny dot of yellow will carpet your garden in a low-growing blanket of color with this perennial. Purple Beauty offers about a month of profuse and slightly fragrant blooms in late spring to early summer beckoning butterflies and hummingbirds to dance amongst her lovely petals.

When she's done blooming, her mossy foliage stands on its own as a low-lying textural element in your garden. She's recommended in plantings of any size, adapts to a wide range of soil conditions, and with her moderate growth rate, you'll have a gorgeous, colorful carpet in no time.

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General information about Phlox:
Any gardener who has used Creeping Phlox once will insist on planting again and again. The blanket of delicate, colorful flowers that greet you every spring can only be described as perfectly pretty year after year.

A versatile, easy-to-grow groundcover that forms a dense carpet-like mat no taller than six inches, Phlox proves excellent for erosion control on slopes and in plantings of any size. She cascades like billows of cloth over curbs, drapes down walls, and huddles over hanging baskets. Her flowers blanket slopes all across the south in spring, but her wispy sage evergreen foliage is also an undeniable feature with their tell-tale linear growth.

Though she does prefer full sun for best blooms, she will also do well in partial sun. While she puts up with a variety of soil conditions, ideally she wants well-drained soil and tolerates drought (does not tolerate too much moisture).

Phlox makes a good edging plant for difficult locations including rock gardens. She comes in a variety of colors, so you’re sure to find the perfect shade for your garden.

Gardener Tips
Consider placing multiple plants in one area for quick filling, then in 2-3 growing seasons, you can easily divide this plant in early spring and use her in other areas.

Try planting Phlox with bulbs such as tulips and daffodils for a gorgeous spring display.

Try planting Phlox as a border for herb gardens where she will blanket the earth beneath taller growers such as basil, chives and lavender while not disturbing their productivity.

Specifications

Cold hardiness zone: 2-9 (-50 degrees F) - Contact your local extension to confirm hardiness if you are in a fringe zone (we cannot guarantee hardiness in fringe zones)
AHS Heat Zone: 9-1
Light: Full sun Part sun
Growth rate: Moderate
Mature height: 4-6"
Spread: 12-36"
Spacing: 8-12"
Tolerant of: Deer, Drought, Poor Soil, Salt
pH of Soil: 4.5 - 8.0, Ideal pH: 5.5 - 6.5
Attracts: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Grows Under Trees: Conifer - No, Walnut - Yes, Other - Yes
Good for borders & edging: Yes
Spreads by creeping: Yes
Good for erosion control: Yes
Evergreen: Yes
Native to the U.S.: Yes
Good for slopes: Yes

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Care

After blooming, a light shearing will stimulate new growth (possibly inducing a summer reblooming) and make it look more attractive through winter.

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My 24 pots of Phlox Purple Beauty!!
05/27/2015 By Marilyn Frese
Product reviewed: Phlox 'Purple Beauty' {3 1/2 in. Pots min 25}

Unfortunately, I waited too late and ordered this as it was about on it's way out for the season. But the plants came thru totally undamaged and happily packed in a protective box and well waters. I planted them the next day... and it looks like they are... Read full review >

Phlox 'Purple Beauty' {1-Gallon pot}

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