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| name = ''Phlox stolonifera''
 
| name = ''Phlox stolonifera''
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| common_names = Creeping phlox, Moss phlox, Flowering moss, Ground pink, Moss pinks
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| growth_habit = herbaceous
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Flowers 3008px.jpg
 
| image = Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Flowers 3008px.jpg
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| regnum = Plantae
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| familia = [[Polemoniaceae]]
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| ordo = Ericales
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| genus = ''[[Phlox]]''
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| familia = Polemoniaceae
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| species = '''''P. stolonifera'''''
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| genus = Phlox
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| binomial = ''Phlox stolonifera''
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| species = stolonifera
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| binomial_authority = [[John Sims|Sims]]
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Phlox stolonifera, Sims (P. reptans, Michx.). Low and weak, the flowering sts. reaching 6-12 in., the sterile ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- hairy: lvs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 563. Var. verna, Hort. (P. verna, Hort.), has rose-colored fls. with dark purple throat; a garden form.
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'''''Phlox stolonifera''''' ('''Creeping phlox''', '''Moss phlox''', '''Flowering moss''', '''Ground pink''', or '''Moss pinks''') is a [[flowering plant]] in the genus ''[[Phlox]]''.
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==Cultivation==
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It is native to the eastern [[United States]] in forests in the [[Appalachian Mountains]] from [[Pennsylvania]] south to northern [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]].
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===Propagation===
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It is a creeping [[stolon]]iferous [[perennial plant]] growing 15-25 cm tall. The [[leaf|leaves]] on creeping stems are 3-4.5 cm long and 1.8 cm broad, those on the erect flowering stems smaller, 2 cm long. The [[flower]]s are produced in early spring, 2-2.5 cm diameter, with the five-lobed [[corolla]] pale violet to purple, pink or white in color, and yellow [[stamen]]s. <br clear = left>
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
 
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Image:Creeping Phlox with dogwood tree.jpg|A patch of Creeping phlox
 
Image:Creeping Phlox with dogwood tree.jpg|A patch of Creeping phlox
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Image:Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Leaf 2650px.jpg|Leaf closeup
 
Image:Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Leaf 2650px.jpg|Leaf closeup
 
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.discoverlife.org/nh/tx/Plantae/Dicotyledoneae/Polemoniaceae/Phlox/stolonifera/ University of Georgia: ''Phlox stolonifera''] (includes range map)
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*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?405816 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Phlox stolonifera'']
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*[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/phlox_stolonifera.html North Carolina State University: ''Phlox stolonifera'']
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Latest revision as of 03:54, 10 July 2009


Creeping Phlox Phlox stolonifera Flowers 3008px.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Phlox stolonifera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Phlox stolonifera, Sims (P. reptans, Michx.). Low and weak, the flowering sts. reaching 6-12 in., the sterile ones long and prostrate, the plant thinly glandular- hairy: lvs. short-ovate or obovate, more or less obtuse: fls. few in each cyme, purple or violet, the lobes mostly entire, the calyx-lobes narrow and subulate. Pa. and Ky. to Ga., mostly in the upper regions. B.M. 563. Var. verna, Hort. (P. verna, Hort.), has rose-colored fls. with dark purple throat; a garden form. CH


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Species

Gallery

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  • Leaf closeup

References

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