Phlox stolonifera

creeping phlox

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Polemoniaceae

Region

Mountain

States

District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 1.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red

Fruit

Capsule;

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

April - June

Fall Color

semi-evergreen

Habitat

rich woodlands

Notes

; uncommon to rare in MD

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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Piedmont
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