PHLOX 



(From the Greek phlox, a flame) 

 PoUmoniacetz 



150. Phlox subulata, vars. (P. setdcea, vars.) 

 English Names: Ground or Moss pink, Wild pink, Flowering moss. 



HORTICULTURAL VARIETIES, TYPE FROM SOUTHEAST U. S. A. EARLY APRIL TO MID-MAY 



FLAT flowers nearly an inch across, typically magenta, but in the horti- 

 cultural varieties in shades of pink, blue, and white, profusely borne 

 in small clusters on low leafy stems two to six inches high. Leaves very 

 narrow and sharp, form- 

 ing a mosslike mat; ever- 

 green. Excellent as an 

 edging for the herbaceous 

 border, for the rock gar- 

 den, or for forming a 

 carpet in dry places, on 

 account of its fine foliage 

 and thick sheet of bloom. 



A perfectly hardy 

 perennial of easiest cul- 

 ture in any light, dry soil, 

 in full sun. 



Propagate by seed, by 

 cuttings, or by division. 



The best horticultural 

 varieties are: 



Var. alba (P. nivalis). 

 White. 



Var. atropurpurea. 

 Deep purple-rose, not a 

 very good color. 



Var. lilacina (var. G. 

 F. Wilson). Light lilac- 

 blue. 



Var. Nelsoni. White, 

 small flower. 



Var. rosea. Delicate rose-pink 



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