Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple': Creeping Phlox – Purple Carpet for Spring Shade

Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple' – Sherwood Purple Creeping Phlox

Phlox stolonifera 'Sherwood Purple' is a superb cultivar of Creeping Phlox. It forms a dense, evergreen mat of narrow, glossy leaves. In mid- to late spring, it produces a carpet of fragrant, tubular, deep purple flowers with a darker eye, held on short stems just above the foliage. It is one of the most richly colored selections.

'Sherwood Purple' thrives in partial to full shade and moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil. It spreads slowly by stolons (hence the species name) to form a weed-suppressing ground cover. It is more shade-tolerant than the sun-loving Phlox subulata. A premier native ground cover for the spring woodland garden.

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