Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox 1 Live Perennial, 1 Gallon Pot – Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’

Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’) is a low-growing, mat-forming perennial admired for its vivid rose-red to scarlet-pink spring flowers and dense, needle-like green foliage. Also known as moss phlox, this ornamental groundcover creates a colorful carpet of blossoms during its main flowering season. Its spreading habit makes it especially suitable for rock gardens, slopes, landscape borders, and planting along pathways or retaining walls.

In early to mid-spring, Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox produces numerous small, five-petaled flowers that cover much of its foliage. The blossoms display rich reddish-pink tones, creating a striking seasonal contrast against the fine-textured green leaves. After flowering, the plant maintains a dense, low mat of narrow foliage that often remains evergreen or semi-evergreen depending on winter conditions.

Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox performs best in full sun and well-drained soil. It tolerates relatively dry conditions once established and is particularly well suited to rock gardens, sunny slopes, and landscape areas where low-growing ornamental coverage is desired. Its trailing stems can spread across the soil surface or gently cascade over stone borders and garden walls.

Each order includes 1 live Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox supplied in a 1-gallon nursery pot (G1).

Shipping Height: Not specified.

Shipping Size

• Quantity: 1 Live Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox Plant

• Container Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot (G1)

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Flowering Groundcover

• Flower Color: Rose-Red to Scarlet-Pink

• Flower Form: Small, Five-Petaled Blossoms

• Foliage Color: Green

• Foliage Texture: Fine, Narrow, Needle-Like

• Growth Habit: Low-Growing, Spreading, Mat-Forming

• Bloom Season: Early to Mid-Spring

• Seasonal Appearance: Evergreen to Semi-Evergreen; Foliage Color and Density May Vary Seasonally

Botanical Name Clarification: Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’ is a cultivated selection of creeping phlox, also commonly called moss phlox.

Seasonal Flowering Disclosure: Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox has a concentrated spring flowering season. Plants shipped outside their bloom period may arrive without flowers or buds. Blooming at the time of delivery is not guaranteed.

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox Plant

• Container Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot (G1)

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Common Name: Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox

• Other Common Name: Scarlet Flame Moss Phlox

• Scientific Name: Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’

• Cultivar: Scarlet Flame

• Plant Family: Polemoniaceae

• Plant Type: Flowering Groundcover Perennial

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Live Plant

• Growth Habit: Low-Growing, Spreading, Mat-Forming

• Flower Color: Rose-Red to Scarlet-Pink

• Flower Form: Small, Five-Petaled Blossoms

• Bloom Season: Early to Mid-Spring

• Foliage Color: Green

• Foliage Texture: Fine, Narrow, Needle-Like

• Foliage Persistence: Evergreen to Semi-Evergreen Depending on Climate

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 3–9

• Sunlight: Full Sun

• Soil Preference: Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Low to Moderate Once Established

• Landscape Uses: Rock Gardens, Sunny Slopes, Garden Borders, Retaining Walls, and Groundcover Plantings

• Groundcover Suitable: Yes

• Rock Garden Suitable: Yes

• Slope Planting Suitable: Yes

• Retaining Wall Suitable: Yes

• Pathway Edge Suitable: Yes

• Pollinator Garden Suitable: Yes

• Container Suitable: Yes, With Adequate Drainage

• Outdoor Plant: Yes

• Evergreen/Deciduous: Evergreen to Semi-Evergreen

• Seasonal Appearance: Foliage May Bronze, Thin, or Change Color During Cold Weather

• Primary Feature: Vibrant Spring Flowers and Dense Spreading Growth

Live Scarlet Flame Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’), natural root system, nursery growing medium, 1-gallon nursery pot (G1).