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Phlox subulata 'Eye Caramba'


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Phlox subulata 'Eye Caramba' is a creeping phlox that produces mounds of medium-pink flowers with red eyes.


Description:
Phlox subulata 'Eye Caramba' is a creeping phlox that blooms in late spring with mounds of medium pink flowers highlighted with red eyes over green needle-like foliage. Low-growing to 4-6 inches high and 18-20 inches wide. Shear back in early summer after blooms have finished to produce denser foliage and encourage reblooming. Ideal as a ground cover, in rocky areas, on slopes and in flower borders. Very cold hardy. Pollinator attractor.


Common Name: Creeping Phlox

Family: Polemoniaceae (The Phlox Family)

Zone Hardiness: 2-9

Light: Full Sun

Height: 4-8"

Width: 12-24"

Primary Bloom Colour: Pink

Secondary Bloom Colour: Red

Class: Deciduous

Type: Perennial

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Soil Moisture: Average, Dry

Stem Colour:

Fragrance: No

Berries:

Benefits: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies

Deer Resistant: Unknown

BC Native: No

Native Habitat: Open woods, scrub, sides of streams and on hillsides, often on limestone.

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Geogrpahical Origin: Americas - North America

Miscellaneous - Garden Origin

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