Spring Bling Pink Sparkles Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Pink Sparkles'
Proven Winners
Spring Bling Series
$29.00
A beautiful early bloomer with a healthy and vigorous habit; baby pink flowers with light pink center halos cover mounds of deep green, needle-like foliage; continuous blooms; great for borders, rock gardens, edging, or mass planting
Features and Growing Tips
Note: Each live plant is unique and may differ from the photo while maintaining its beauty. Plants come in a plastic pot; other items in images are not included.
Landscape Qualities
Spring Bling Pink Sparkles Creeping Phlox is an herbaceous perennial with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage.
Ornamental Qualities
Spring Bling Pink Sparkles Creeping Phlox is covered in stunning pink star-shaped flowers with shell pink eyes at the ends of the stems from mid spring to early fall. Its small needle-like leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.
Planting and Growing
Spring Bling Pink Sparkles Creeping Phlox will grow to be about 8 inches tall at maturity | with a spread of 28 inches. When grown in masses or used as a bedding plant | individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Its foliage tends to remain low and dense right to the ground. It grows at a fast rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 3 years. As an herbaceous perennial | this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter | and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen!
This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It prefers dry to average moisture levels with very well-drained soil | and will often die in standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant | and thus makes an ideal choice for a low-water garden or xeriscape application. This plant does not require much in the way of fertilizing once established. It is not particular as to soil type | but has a definite preference for alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species. It can be propagated by cuttings; however | as a cultivated variety | be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.
Plant Facts
Prefers full sun to partial shade
Deer Resistant
Keep moisture level dry to average
Mature Size 8"Hx28"W
Flowers are pink
Flowers from mid spring to early fall
Zone 4a
Likes well drained soil