Moss Pink, Moss Phlox               FLOKS sub-EW-lah-ta

• Herb, perennial, 10-15 cm tall, mat of creeping stems.  Leaves opposite, narrow, linear, 1 cm long, close together, stiff.  Flowers (2 cm) most commonly pink (also rose, lavender, blue and white cvs.), 3-5 borne in a loose cluster (corymb) above the foliage, stamens protrude from flowers.
• Sun, good drainage, cut back after flowering, easy to grow.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Native to eastern North America.
• Corvallis: near alley on Jackson, between 30th and 31st St.; also 225 28th St.