‘Drummond’s Pink’ Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata ‘Drummond’s Pink’
Plant Details
USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 3a-9b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Perennial
Height at Maturity: 3-5″
Width at Maturity: 18-24″
Spacing: 18″ for mass plantings; 48″+ for space between plants
Growth Habit / Form: Spreading, Carpet-Forming
Growth Rate: Moderate to Fast
Flower Color: Deep Pink
Flower Size: 3/4″ diameter
Flowering Period: South: Late Winter to Mid Spring | North: Mid Spring to Late Spring
Flower Type: Single, 5-petaled
Fragrant Flowers: Yes!
Foliage Color: Emerald Green
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun, or Morning Sun with Dappled Afternoon Sun
Water Needs: Average, Low when established
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sandy, Silty
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained, Dry when established
Soil pH: 6.0 – 8.0 (Moderately Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Very Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer – more info, Disease, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Insect
Description
A highly adaptable and very easy plant anyone can grow, Drummonds Pink Creeping Phlox heralds the arrival of spring like no other flowering perennial groundcover plant. The dense carpets of emerald-green evergreen foliage becomes literally smothered in late winter to early spring in the South or mid-spring in the North with wonderfully fragrant deep pink flowers that are the largest we’ve seen among the species. Absolutely stunning in mass plantings on embankments or in borders. We have this one and several other varieties covering a sunny embankment in our gardens. It’s one of those plants that makes us always look forward to seeing it bloom…partly because of the flower show and partly because we know that spring has arrived!
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing 3 to 5 inches tall and 24 inches or more wide, Drummonds Pink Creeping Phlox is ideal for use as a low border or mass planting in landscape and perennial borders, home foundation plantings, on embankments, slopes or hillsides, or to slightly drape over stone walls. Lovely spilling over walls and boulders. Its small size makes it a perfect fit for smaller garden spaces or as a soil cover in container gardens. Flowering bulbs will pop right through it in spring and summer! A fine addition to pink theme gardens, cottage gardens and rock gardens.
Suggested Spacing: 18 inches apart for mass plantings; 48 inches or more apart for space between plants
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Growing Preferences
Drummond’s Pink Creeping Phlox is exceptionally easy to grow in a variety of soils. It prefers a moist but well-drained soil however grows well in sandy or gravely soils and tolerates hot, dry exposures better than most other Phlox species. As with so many other perennial plants, constantly soggy soils can be problematic. The best flowering is in full sun. Though not necessary, spent flower stems can be cut back or sheared to form a more dense carpet and possible rebloom. Plant with the top of the root ball even with ground level. Care and maintenance are minimal. Feed in spring with an organic plant food.
Helpful Articles
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