PHLOX sub. Fabulous Exp. Blue Dark Centre

Phlox subulata ‘Fabulous Blue Dark Centre’ (often written PHLOX sub. Fabulous Exp. Blue Dark Centre) is a creeping / moss phlox — a low-growing alpine perennial used mainly as ground cover in sunny gardens, rockeries, and containers.

Key details

• Type: Evergreen, mat-forming perennial

• Height: ~10–15 cm

• Spread: up to ~40–50 cm

• Flower colour: Pale violet-blue petals with a dark purple/blue centre (“eye”)

• Flowering time: April–June (spring)

• Foliage: Fine, needle-like evergreen leaves forming a dense cushion

• Position: Full sun

• Soil: Well-drained soil (great for rock gardens and slopes)

• Wildlife: Attractive to bees and pollinators

Uses in the garden

• Rockeries and alpine beds

• Front of borders

• Ground cover on banks/slopes

• Containers or wall edges where it can spill over

It forms a carpet of flowers in spring, often almost covering the foliage completely.

Quick retail-style description (good for a plant label)

Phlox subulata ‘Fabulous Blue Dark Centre’
A compact creeping phlox producing masses of pale violet-blue flowers with a deep purple eye in spring. Forms a dense evergreen carpet ideal for rockeries, borders, walls and containers. Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and is loved by early pollinators.

• Size
  1 Litre

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