Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' ~ Fort Hill Creeping Phlox-ServeScape
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' ~ Fort Hill Creeping Phlox-ServeScape
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' ~ Fort Hill Creeping Phlox-ServeScape
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' ~ Fort Hill Creeping Phlox-ServeScape
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' ~ Fort Hill Creeping Phlox-ServeScape
Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill' ~ Fort Hill Creeping Phlox-ServeScape

Phlox subulata 'Fort Hill'

Fort Hill Creeping Phlox

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Fort HIll Creeping Phlox is a low-spreading native evergreen perennial with dark green awl-shaped foliage and trailing stems.  The dense carpet of purple-pink flowers with fuchsia eye notches bloom from mid to late spring attracting butterflies.  Best flowering in full sun and rich, moist, well-drained soils. 

Type: 

Perennial

Origins:

Appalachian Mountains, GA Native 

Height: 

 - 0.5' 

Spread: 

1’ - 1.5’

Spacing: 

1.5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun, Part Sun

Bloom Color: 

Pink

Season of Interest:

Spring, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Water regularly and do not overcrowd.  Spider mites can be a problem in hot and dry climates.  Foliar nematode can be an issue in humid/wet conditions.  Cut back foliage after flowering to promote denser growth and stimulate possible rebloom.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Wildlife Garden, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Clematis, Beardtongue, Rose

IMAGES: Famartin, 2021-04-16 09 05 48 Fort Hill Creeping Phlox along Ladybank Lane in the Chantilly Highlands section of Oak Hill, Fairfax County, Virginia, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photo by David J. Stang, Phlox subulata Fort Hill 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Photo by David J. Stang, Phlox subulata Fort Hill 2zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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