Polemoniaceae
Phlox bifida subsp. stellaria
Phlox bifida subsp. stellaria
Also known as Phlox stellaria var. cedaria, Phlox bifida var. cedaria, Phlox stellaria, Armeria stellaria
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Sand Phlox · Native Perennial · Groundcover · Rock Garden · Mat Forming · Spring Bloomer · Wildflower · Midwestern Native · Low Maintenance
Sand phlox stellaria is a low-maintenance native perennial that thrives in well-drained, rocky or sandy soils with partial shade to full sun. Water moderately during the growing season and reduce watering once established. It spreads as a mat-forming groundcover and rewards with delicate star-shaped lavender to white flowers in spring.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water thoroughly until soil is moist, then allow the top inch to dry before watering again · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 4.3–7.3
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 12 in
- Spread
- 12 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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