Spreading Phlox
Phlox diffusa
Spreading phlox forms low evergreen mats smothered in pink, white, or pale-blue flowers each spring, a tough cushion for western rock gardens and dry slopes.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.5–0.5 ft
- Spacing
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white, pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, hummingbirds
- Landscape uses
- groundcover, container, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NE, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA
Related native plants
More Phlox species
- Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
- Summer Phlox (Phlox paniculata)
- Downy Phlox (Phlox pilosa)
- Longleaf Phlox (Phlox longifolia)
- Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata)
- Annual Phlox (Phlox drummondii)