{"product_id":"phlox-purple-beauty","title":"Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'\u003c\/em\u003e: Curb-Stopping Purple Carpet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePurple stars with deeper violet eyes, smothering the foliage until the whole mat looks like a velvet throw. 'Purple Beauty' turns a plain retaining wall into the living room OF A VERY RICH AUNT.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Characteristics:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003ePhlox subulata\u003c\/em\u003e 'Purple Beauty'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCommon Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creeping Phlox, Moss Phlox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10–15 cm (4–6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpread:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30–45 cm (12–18 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Purple, star-shaped, with a deeper violet eye, covering the foliage in bloom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid to late spring (May to June)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dark green, needle-like and evergreen, forming a dense mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen groundcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere to Plant:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use it to edge a path, spill over a retaining wall, fill gaps in a rock garden or cover a sunny slope. It handles our cold winters easily, and the evergreen mat keeps the ground covered year round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCompanion Plants:\u003c\/strong\u003e Use 'Purple Beauty' as a spring carpet in a sunny, dry bed with indigo pea flowers and hot pink coneflowers. \u003cem\u003eSedum Puff Pastry™ White Chocolate\u003c\/em\u003e adds creamy white heads at 30 to 35 cm from August to October. \u003cem\u003eEchinacea SunMagic® Vintage Lipstick\u003c\/em\u003e brings hot pink coneflowers at 45 to 60 cm from July to September. \u003cem\u003eBaptisia Decadence® 'Blueberry Sundae'\u003c\/em\u003e adds indigo-blue spikes at 90 cm in June and July. \u003cem\u003eBouteloua curtipendula\u003c\/em\u003e stands behind at 60 to 75 cm in flower, a native side-oats grama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlant Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant in full sun in average to lean, well-drained soil. Sandy or gravelly soil is ideal. Heavy, wet clay is its main enemy, so add grit or plant on a slope if your soil holds water. Water regularly in the first season, then only during long dry spells. After flowering, shear the mat back lightly to keep it dense and tidy. Avoid heavy mulch over the crown. Divide in spring or early fall if patches thin out in the centre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistory:\u003c\/strong\u003e Creeping phlox, \u003cem\u003ePhlox subulata\u003c\/em\u003e, is native to eastern and central North America, where it grows on rocky ledges, slopes and open clearings. Gardeners have long used it for spring colour on banks and walls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal Thoughts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen, deer resistant and drought tolerant once settled. Let it hang over the edge of the wall. ROYALTY SPILLS DOWNHILL.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ground Covers","offers":[{"title":"Tray of 18 Plants (9cm Pots) \/ Purple \/ 2","offer_id":67851585749270,"sku":"PHLOPUB09","price":173.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0870\/5366\/4534\/files\/Phloxsubulata_PurpleBeauty.png?v=1793791060","url":"https:\/\/blacksheepperennials.com\/products\/phlox-purple-beauty","provider":"Black Sheep Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}