Moss Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Emerald Pink'
Moss phlox is one of spring's great spectacles. In April and May, 'Emerald Pink' produces such a dense blanket of rose-pink flowers that the needlelike evergreen foliage completely disappears. From a distance, it looks like someone spilled a bucket of pink across the ground. The display lasts three to four weeks and leaves behind a dense, weed-suppressing mat of fine evergreen texture for the rest of the season. Low and spreading, moss phlox works anywhere you need full-sun groundcover: rock gardens, dry walls, slopes, path edges, and containers. The foliage stays clean and deep green even in drought conditions. It is one of the most reliably floriferous native groundcovers available for spring color.
We grow a range of sizes and prices. Add the plant to your list, then pick your size when you visit.
Final price confirmed at pickup, depends on size and season.
- Thu, Jul 238 AM – 4 PM
- Fri, Jul 248 AM – 4 PM
- Sat, Jul 258 AM – 2 PM
A nursery-grown plant, ready for the ground.
Healthy, container-grown moss phlox propagated on-site at Hill House from regional genetics. Includes a one-page care card. We make every effort to supply plants as listed; occasionally we substitute a similar species of equal value.
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
- Mature size
- 4"–6"
- Bloom
- Blooms April through May in a dense floral carpet; evergreen foliage provides year-round ground cover
- USDA zones
- 3-9
Pairs well with these.
Same light, same soil, same wildlife. Janet's picks to plant alongside moss phlox.
Or skip the guesswork.
Curated packages bundle 9–12 species that work together. One reservation, one pickup day, a printed layout map.
Butterfly Package
Host and nectar plants chosen to feed monarchs, swallowtails, and fritillaries spring through fall.
Hummingbird Package
Tubular-flowered natives that pull ruby-throats through your yard April through October.
S.O.S. Package
Save Our Songbirds, berry- and seed-bearing natives that feed nesting and migrating birds.