Phlox subulata
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Phlox subulata the creeping phlox, moss phlox,[1] moss pink or mountain phlox, is a species of flowering plant in the family Polemoniaceae, native to the eastern and central United States, and widely cultivated.
The odor given off by the plants may be mistaken for that of marijuana.[2]
Description
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Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet subulata means awl- or needle-shaped[5] which refers to its leaves.[6]
Cultivation
The plant is cultivated as a front-of-border or groundcover plant. Requiring full sun and well-drained soil, it is very hardy, tolerating temperatures down to Script error: No such module "convert"., and is suitable for hardiness zones USDA 3 to 9. It grows in sandy or gravely soil.[6]
Cultivars
The following cultivars have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[7]
See also
References
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- Bay Books. P. 2005. The A-Z of Garden Flowers.