Phlox subulata 'Red Wings'
Red Creeping Phlox, Red Wings Phlox, Red Wings Creeping Phlox
- Main interest:
- creeping habit, showy dark pinkish red flowers and evergreen foliage, spring bloomer
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- running
- Flower colour:
- crimson pink with a dark red eye
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- May to June
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 2a: -45.5 °C (-50 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 0.5 ft (0.15 m) width: 3 ft (0.90 m)
- Use:
- border, ground-cover, rock garden
This Red Creeping Phlox creates a vibrant flower carpet during the spring. Phlox subulata 'Red Wings' will brighten up the front of a border, ground-cover, or rock garden. Starry, pinkish-crimson flowers with dark red centres blanket the evergreen needle-like foliage. Red Wings Phlox thrives best in well drained, dry to moist soil.
- Main interest:
- creeping habit, showy dark pinkish red flowers and evergreen foliage, spring bloomer
- Exposure:
- full sun
- Soil humidity:
- dry to moist soil; well drained
- Growth type:
- running
- Flower colour:
- crimson pink with a dark red eye
- Fragrance:
- Non-fragrant
- Flowering period:
- May to June
- Foliage:
- green
- USDA Hardiness:
- zone 2a: -45.5 °C (-50 °F) View Zone Map
- Mature height & width:
- height: 0.5 ft (0.15 m) width: 3 ft (0.90 m)
- Use:
- border, ground-cover, rock garden
This Red Creeping Phlox creates a vibrant flower carpet during the spring. Phlox subulata 'Red Wings' will brighten up the front of a border, ground-cover, or rock garden. Starry, pinkish-crimson flowers with dark red centres blanket the evergreen needle-like foliage. Red Wings Phlox thrives best in well drained, dry to moist soil.
Also known as: Pink Creeping Phlox, Red Moss Phlox, Red Moss Pink, Red Alpine Phlox, Red Groundcover Phlox, Red Flowering Moss, Red Mountain Phlox