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Phlox subulata, moss phlox, forms a spreading mat growing to about 6 inches tall.

Flowers

Phlox subulata Flowers are about 3/4 inch across with distinctive notches on the petal-like lobes.

Phlox subulata - Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox - Flowers Phlox subulata - Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox - Flowers Side view of flower showing tubular corolla Phlox subulata - Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox - Flowers


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Leaves and Plant

The leaves are short, narrow, and pointed. The stems grow horizontally.

Phlox subulata - Moss Phlox, Creeping Phlox - Leaves

Text by Millie Ling and all photos by Hubert & Millie Ling. Photos: 4/20/2012 Mt. Tammany trail, DE Water Gap, Warren County, NJ


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