Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Purple Beauty Moss Phlox

  • Free-flowering
  • Easy to care for
  • Creeping form
  • Light purple blooms with contrasting, dark purple centers
  • Great groundcover
  • Deer resistant

Purchase options for Purple Beauty Moss Phlox

  • Size: #1 -
  • Status: Sheared and/or Dormant
  • Availability: In Stock

$19.00


Sometimes plant breeders take a little license with color. For example, this free flowering, easy care landscape wonder is called 'Purple Beauty' and it truly is the closest of this Phlox type to that color. It does, however, have a good bit of lavender mixed with purple on its masses of flowers but each star-like flower has a contasting, dark center ring that is purple and then some. The result: a bloom that is not completely purple but is as striking as any Creeping Phlox you'll find when it explodes into flower in early May. Easy to grow, this creeping Phlox makes a great groundcover that flows well over all bumps and obstacles in its way while being easy to maintain and resistant to deer.

Attributes
Border or Bed
Container
Naturalizing
Rock Garden
Foliage Color
Green
Maintenance and Care
Edging
Low Maintenance
Mass Planting
Attracts Wildlife
Attracts Butterflies
Supports Bees
Critter Resistance
Deer Resistant
Flower Color
Purple
Season of Interest (Flowering)
Early Spring
Spring
Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun
Partial Shade
Habit
Ground Cover
Trailing
Soil Moisture
Average Water
Moist, Well-Drained
Growing Tips for Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'

Prefers a moist, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Cut faded flowers to encourage re-bloom and prevent seeding.