'Eye Candy' Creeping Phlox

Phlox subulata ‘Eye Candy’
Add a carpet of vibrant spring color to your landscape with Phlox subulata ‘Eye Candy’, a low-growing perennial known for its masses of light lavender-pink flowers with a dark wine-purple eye. This creeping phlox creates a stunning blanket of color that spills beautifully over rock walls, borders, and garden edges. Its dense evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, while the flowers attract butterflies and other pollinators to the garden.

Plant Care Instructions:

• Light: Full sun for best flowering
• Water: Water regularly until established; moderately drought tolerant once mature
• Soil: Well-draining soil
• Fertilize: Once a month
• Bloom Season: Early to mid-spring
• Maintenance: Shear lightly after blooming to maintain a neat appearance
• Spacing: 18 - 20"
• Height: 4 - 6"
• Width: 18 - 20"
• Hardiness: Cold hardy and easy to grow in a variety of landscapes 2a-9b

Perfect for rock gardens, slopes, borders, and colorful groundcover displays.

Photo credit: Ball Horticultural Company