Phlox subulata 'White Delight'
Flowering Moss, Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox, Mountain Phlox, Ground Pink, Moss Pink
Type Perennial
Hardy range 2A to 9A
Height 4" to 6" / 10cm to 15cm
Spread 18" to 24" / 45cm to 60cm
Growth rate Average
Form Prostrate, spreading or horizontal and variable spread
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous and evergreen
Hardy range 2A to 9A
Height 4" to 6" / 10cm to 15cm
Spread 18" to 24" / 45cm to 60cm
Growth rate Average
Form Prostrate, spreading or horizontal and variable spread
Exposure Partial shade or partial sun to full sun
Persistence Deciduous and evergreen
Bloom Color White
Bloom Time Spring
The flowers are fragrant, showy and suitable for cut flowers.
Bloom Time Spring
The flowers are fragrant, showy and suitable for cut flowers.
Environment
This plant tolerates some drought and a little salt.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil.
This plant tolerates some drought and a little salt.
This plant will grow in dry to moist soil.
Suitable soil is well-drained/loamy or sandy.
The pH preference is an acidic to slightly alkaline (less than 6.8 to 7.7) soil.
Leaf Color Green
This plant has attractive foliage.
This plant has attractive foliage.
Landscape Uses
- Alpine garden
- Rock garden
- Seashore planting
- Border
- Groundcover
- Alpine garden
- Rock garden
- Seashore planting
- Border
- Groundcover
Attributes and Features
- Naturalizing
- Inconspicuous fruit
- Naturalizing
- Inconspicuous fruit
Propagation and Root Form
Propagation is from cuttings and division.
Best propagation time is in the fall and spring.
This plant's roots are fibrous.
Propagation is from cuttings and division.
Best propagation time is in the fall and spring.
This plant's roots are fibrous.
Culture Notes
Plant in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Prune after flowering for a healthier, denser plant and further blooming. In the spring, remove dead foliage only; shear lightly after blooming. However, do not cut plant back after mid-August. Phlox subulata nearly doubles in size once spring blooming begins. Often used as a ground cover, an edging plant, or for planting in cracks in walls. Good plant to use with your spring blooming bulbs. 'White Delight' has large, pure white blossoms.
Plant in a sunny spot with well-drained soil. Prune after flowering for a healthier, denser plant and further blooming. In the spring, remove dead foliage only; shear lightly after blooming. However, do not cut plant back after mid-August. Phlox subulata nearly doubles in size once spring blooming begins. Often used as a ground cover, an edging plant, or for planting in cracks in walls. Good plant to use with your spring blooming bulbs. 'White Delight' has large, pure white blossoms.