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Phlox subulata, Linn. (P. setacea, Linn.). Ground Pink. Moss Pink. Fig. 2915. Tufted or matted species, in many forms, the depressed sts.more or less pubescent: lvs. crowded or fascicled (except on the flowering sts.), narrow-linear to linear-lanceolate, very sharp and usually stiff, ciliate: fls. nearly 1 in. across, light blue, pink or white, in small clusters standing 2-6 in. above the ground, the lobes obcordate or entire. Dry banks and fields, N. Y., west and south, reaching Fla.; run wild in patches along many roadsides, in cemeteries, and elsewhere. B. M. 411 and 415. Gn. 67, p. 218; 71, p. 166; 75, p. 29. F. W7 1878, frontis. Gn. M. 2:167. G.L.22: 358.—A much-prized old garden plant, useful for colonizing where it is desired to cover the earth with a mat. It blooms profusely in spring. The garden forms are many, as: Var. nivalis, Hort. (P. nivalis, Lodd.), white-fld., style short; ovules commonly 2 or 3 in each cell. L. B.C. 8:780. Var. aristata, Hort. (P. aristata, Lodd.), has fls. pure white, sometimes lilac-tinted; ovules 1 in each cell. L.B.C. 18:1731. Var. Nelsonii, Hort., (not P. Nelsonii, Brand), white, with rose-red eye; compact. G.W. 15, p. 430. Gn. 75, p. 275. Var. Hentzii, Voss (P, Hentzii, Nutt.), lobes entire or nearly so, white, lavender or purple. Southern states. Var. annulata, Hort., whitish blue, with purple ring. Var. atropurpurea, Hort., rose-purple with crimson ring. Var. grandiflora, Hort., fls. large, red; plant dwarf. Var. stellaris, Hort., with star-like white fls. in profusion. Var. caerulescens, Hort., with bluish fls. Var. pallida. Hort., large-fld., rose-colored shaded lilac. Var. frondosa, Hort., vigorous form; fls. pink with dark center. Var. lilacina, Hort., compact, lilac-fld. G.C. III. 41:383. G.M. 55:283.—Some of the foregoing forms are described or listed as if derived from P. Stel- laria; but whether from the species P. Stellaria, Gray, or the race of stelliaria or stellaris of P. subulata, is not always clear.
| name = ''Phlox subulata''
| common_names = Moss Phlox, Moss Pink, Mountain Phlox
| growth_habit = herbaceous
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| color = lightgreen
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
| sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
| color = IndianRed
| image = Phlox subulata a3.jpg
| image = Phlox subulata a3.jpg
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
| subfamilia = [[Polemonioideae]]
| subfamilia = [[Polemonioideae]]
| genus = [[Phlox]]
| genus = [[Phlox]]
| species = '''''P. subulata'''''
| species = '''''P. subulata
| binomial = ''Phlox subulata''
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Phlox subulata, Linn. (P. setacea, Linn.). Ground Pink. Moss Pink. Tufted or matted species, in many forms, the depressed sts.more or less pubescent: lvs. crowded or fascicled (except on the flowering sts.), narrow-linear to linear-lanceolate, very sharp and usually stiff, ciliate: fls. nearly 1 in. across, light blue, pink or white, in small clusters standing 2-6 in. above the ground, the lobes obcordate or entire. Dry banks and fields, N. Y., west and south, reaching Fla.; run wild in patches along many roadsides, in cemeteries, and elsewhere. —A much-prized old garden plant, useful for colonizing where it is desired to cover the earth with a mat. It blooms profusely in spring. The garden forms are many, as: Var. nivalis, Hort. (P. nivalis, Lodd.), white-fld., style short; ovules commonly 2 or 3 in each cell. Var. aristata, Hort. (P. aristata, Lodd.), has fls. pure white, sometimes lilac-tinted; ovules 1 in each cell. Var. Nelsonii, Hort., (not P. Nelsonii, Brand), white, with rose-red eye; compact. Var. Hentzii, Voss (P, Hentzii, Nutt.), lobes entire or nearly so, white, lavender or purple. Southern states. Var. annulata, Hort., whitish blue, with purple ring. Var. atropurpurea, Hort., rose-purple with crimson ring. Var. grandiflora, Hort., fls. large, red; plant dwarf. Var. stellaris, Hort., with star-like white fls. in profusion. Var. caerulescens, Hort., with bluish fls. Var. pallida. Hort., large-fld., rose-colored shaded lilac. Var. frondosa, Hort., vigorous form; fls. pink with dark center. Var. lilacina, Hort., compact, lilac-fld. —Some of the foregoing forms are described or listed as if derived from P. Stellaria; but whether from the species P. Stellaria, Gray, or the race of stelliaria or stellaris of P. subulata, is not always clear.
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== Cultivation<ref>[http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/groundcover/phlox_subulata.html''Phlox subulata''] at [[NC State University]]</ref><ref>[http://plantfacts.ohio-state.edu/pocketgardener/source/description/ph_ulata.html''Phlox subulata''] at [[Ohio State University]]</ref> ==
==Cultivation==
*Requires full sun and well-drained soil.
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==Species==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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