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Phlox nivalis
Trailing phlox (Phlox nivalis) is a low, mat-forming subshrub from the southeastern United States, grown for its small pink to lavender spring flowers. It needs full sun and very well-drained, sandy soil to thrive.
Phlox nivalis is a species of flowering plant in the Polemoniaceae family with the common names trailing phlox and pineland phlox. It is native to the southeastern United States, Texas, Michigan, and Utah.
One subspecies of this plant, Phlox nivalis subsp. texensis, the Texas trailing phlox or Texan phlox, is a rare plant federally listed as an endangered species of the United States. The subspecies is endemic to Texas, where there are populations in three counties. At one time, the subspecies was thought to be extinct. It was rediscovered in 1972.
Slender phlox · Northern phlox · Alyssumleaf phlox · Hairy phlox · Mountain phlox · Cleft phlox · Swordleaf phlox · Tufted phlox · Thickleaf phlox · Dwarf phlox · Pointed phlox · Spreading phlox
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phlox nivalis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
