Creeping Phlox likes a variety of well-draining soils; there is no need to worry about soil pH. When planting, place a little compost up near the plant to give it the light nutrients it needs, or use a diluted fertilizer before bloom and after to keep your Creeping Phlox healthy. Shearing as a method of deadheading spent blooms is helpful and may encourage late-season blooms, though this should not be expected. Shearing again in fall also helps this plant.

If covering some ground with a carpet of crimson-pink sounds good to you, then this is the plant to consider. Creeping Phlox is an easy and attractive ground cover with a show-stopping flower display from early-to-mid spring through early summer. This variety has a deeper pink color than many, with dark pink flowers and crimson centers. The minuscule flowers form a mat of color at the top of the season, and later, the rough-to-the-touch foliage beneath remains as a muted gray-green mat. All this grows low, snug to the ground yet visible. This is for the gardener who loves splashes of color!

For more information please see our article on choosing, locating, planting and maintaining ground cover plants.