| Scientific Name: | Phlox subulata |
| Common Name: | creeping phlox, moss phlox |
| Family Name: | Polemoniaceae |
| Origin: | U.S. - central, U.S. - northeast |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 2: (-46 to -40 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Ground cover, Semi-evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 0.1 - 0.2m x 0.6 - 1.0m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Spreading |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Alpine, Container planting, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Native planting, Perennial border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Woodland margin |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Opposite, Leathery, Pubescent, Deltoid, Linear, Ciliate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Cyme, White, Blue, Violet, Purple, Pink, Red, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Dense mat forming mound; leaves opposite, sessile, pubescent, most linear or lanceolate, 1-2cm long x 1-3mm wide, long pointed, thick, and clustered at nodes; flowers ~2cm wide with 5 notched petals, Apr-May. | |