Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty'
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Understanding Plant Options
Nature Hills offers plants in two main formats:
- Container Plants: Grown in pots with soil, sized by container volume and plant age
- Bare Root Plants: Dormant plants without soil, sized by height measurements
Container Plant Sizes
Container sizes indicate plant age and growing capacity rather than liquid volume equivalents. Our containers follow industry-standard nursery "trade gallon" specifications, which differ from standard liquid gallon measurements.
Young Plants (6 months to 18 months old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2" x 2" x 3" | 0.18 - 0.21 dry quarts | 0.20 - 0.23 dry liters |
| 4" Container | 0.31 - 0.87 dry quarts | 0.35 - 0.96 dry liters |
| 4.5" Container | 0.65 dry quarts | 0.72 dry liters |
| 6" Container | 1.4 dry quarts | 1.59 dry liters |
| 1 Quart | 1 dry quart | 1.1 dry liters |
| 5.5" Container | 1.89 dry quarts | 2.08 dry liters |
Established Plants (18 months to 2.5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| 2 Quart | 2 dry quarts | 2.2 dry liters |
| #1 Container | 2.26 - 3.73 dry quarts | 2.49 - 4.11 dry liters |
| 5" x 5" x 12" | 3.5 - 4.3 dry quarts | 3.85 - 4.74 dry liters |
Mature Plants (2-4 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| #2 Container | 1.19 - 1.76 dry gallons | 5.24 - 7.75 dry liters |
| #3 Container | 2.15 - 2.76 dry gallons | 8.14 - 12.16 dry liters |
Large Plants (3-5 years old)
| Container Size | Actual Volume | Metric Equivalent |
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| #5 Container | 2.92 - 4.62 dry gallons | 12.86 - 20.35 dry liters |
| #6 Container | 5.25 - 6.01 dry gallons | 23.12 - 26.42 dry liters |
| #7 Container | 5.98 - 6.53 dry gallons | 26.34 - 28.76 dry liters |
Bare Root Plants
Bare root plants are sold by height from the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may exceed minimum height requirements.
Common Sizes:
- Trees: 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 4 feet, 5 feet, 6 feet
- Shrubs & Perennials: 1 foot, 18 inches, 2 feet
Important Notes
Container Volume Specifications
- Trade Gallon Standard: Our containers follow industry-standard "trade gallon" specifications established by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI Z60.1) for nursery stock
- Volume Variations: Actual soil volume may vary due to plant root systems and growing medium settlement
- Age Indicators: Container size primarily indicates plant age and maturity rather than liquid volume equivalents
Growing Conditions
- Plant size can vary based on variety and growing conditions
- Container size helps indicate plant maturity and establishment level
- Larger containers generally mean more established root systems and faster landscape establishment
Seasonal Availability
- Bare root plants are available seasonally when dormant
- Container plants are available throughout the growing season
- Specific varieties may have limited availability in certain sizes
Questions?
For questions about specific plant sizes or availability, please contact our plant experts who can help you choose the right size for your landscape needs.
Plant Highlights
Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox highlights at a glance!
Specifications
Specifications
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Botanical Name
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Mature Height
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Mature Spread
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Sun ExposureFull Sun
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Soil
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Growth RateMedium
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Pollinator Friendly
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Fragrant
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Bloom PeriodEarly Spring, Late Spring
Growing Zones 3-9
Purple waves of cheerful spring flowers, the Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata 'Purple Beauty') feature pinwheels of soft lavender blooms that smother the tops of these domed and mounded perennials each and every spring! Creating carpets of low-growing color to greet your winter-weary eyes and delight the senses!
Purple Beauty features little "fairy flowers" that look terrific at a distance, Up close, they are even sweeter, with slightly notched petals only adding to the ornamental value! It will look great after the blooms are past, as well. You'll be pleased with its compact, dense mat of needle-like, evergreen foliage. Keep them trimmed up and tidy. Don't be surprised to see a second flowering in the fall as a final curtain call for the growing season.
Cold and heat-tolerant Creeping Phlox are welcome spring blooming perennials throughout USDA growing zones 3 through 9 and won't require much fussing over from you! Growing ankle-high at 4-6 inches tall and spreading to a 16-24 inch low mound, Phlox keep showing off all growing season for you anywhere in the sun! Eary-emerging pollinators will rejoice at the sight of these little blossoms!
Planting and Application:
Purple Beauty Phlox adds early spring carpets of color to garden beds and borders in the sun! Pollinators flock to these blooms so be sure to include these low-growing perennial flowers in your Cottage border, Perennial garden, atop a rock wall, clambering over stones in your Rock Garden, or in a Children's garden so all can delight in the cheerful blooms!
Creeping Phlox are fantastic spillers for letting cascade over the garden edges, over the tops of retaining walls, and over the sides of planters and containers! Creating a lovely mound of clean lines as a finishing touch to your garden! They are also vivid, flowering living mulch, so fill in those voids around the garden, mingling between larger perennials and shrubs, or en mass to fill large swaths with color! Stabilize soil and prevent erosion with Phlox covering a hillside!
Growing dense enough to block out weeds, you'll love creating continuous rows or groupings throughout your landscape of vivid color and greenery! Plant as cover for your spring bulbs and ephemerals, giving them a flowering carpet to grow up through, and then a wonderful blanket to hide beneath as the summer sun chases them away until next spring. The soft lavender hue of Purple Beauty accentuates yellows, pinks, white, peach, and other purple hues beautifully!
Create a continuous mat of brilliant color by planting them 8-10 inches apart. Mulch and weed between the plants until they grow together and touch.
- Drifts of Light Violet-Lavender Spring Blooms
- Carpets of Dense, Low-Growing Greenery
- Needle-Like Leaves Can Be Evergreen in Mild Winters
- Pollinators Galore, Stabilizes Soil & Shades Out Weeds
- Spillers in Containers, Edging, Living Groundcover & Flowering Mulch
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Easy-care Creeping Phlox needs at least six hours of full sunlight a day for the most flowering. They do need well-drained soil, but no need to baby them with amendments. These North American native cultivars can tolerate poor soils without trouble. Please don't plant them too deeply or they will smother. Although waterwise, they will need a regular schedule of supplemental water over the course of their first season. Protect your investment by applying water in prolonged drought, as well.
In early spring, trim them back for a light shaping. You can remove any winter damage you see, but there shouldn't be much. The goal of pruning is to tip prune to encourage a compact habit. Once the first flush of blooms is done, shear the plant to encourage a fall rebloom!
Deer and rabbits get hungry, and no plant is truly "deer resistant", though they do not seem to prefer the taste of these plants. If you have heavy Deer pressure in your area, be sure to apply repellent during planting, guided by the instructions on the label.
- Full Sun Blooms
- Regular Moisture - Waterwise Once Established
- Any Well-Drained Soil
- Deadhead After Bloom & Prune/Trim in Early Spring
- Deer and Rabbits Don't Prefer the Taste
Purple Beauty Creeping Phlox will be your new favorite spring delight! Hurry and order your own hardy and easy-care perennials today from NatureHills.com!
