{"product_id":"violet-pinwheels-creeping-phlox-72-cell-plug-tray","title":"Violet Pinwheels Creeping Phlox - 72-Cell Plug Tray","description":"\u003cp\u003eViolet Pinwheels is a groundcover phlox with intensely colored violet-purple flowers whose notched petals curl upward like little whirligigs and seem to spin in a breeze. It blooms from mid to late spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt grows very low, just 4 to 5 inches, and spreads slowly into a restrained mat 2 to 3 feet wide, more controlled than many creeping phlox. It is a good fit for rock gardens and the front of the border, and butterflies and bees visit the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat it looks like\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmall flowers slightly under 3\/4 inch across have five notched petals that turn upward and twist slightly, like little pinwheels, in a saturated, glowing violet purple. They cover the plant so densely that little foliage shows. The leaves are tiny, narrow, needle-like and green on low, trailing stems. The plant forms a very low, slowly spreading mat about 4 to 5 inches tall and 24 to 36 inches wide. At peak bloom it is a vivid violet carpet with a lively, textured surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGrowing it with lavender\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreeping phlox likes the same sun and well-drained soil as lavender, and its violet carpet makes a neat spring edging along lavender beds, blooming weeks before the lavender does.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCare\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlant in full sun in average, well-drained soil; it tolerates dry spells and dislikes soggy ground. Hardy in zones 4-8. After bloom, shear the mat back by about a third to keep it dense and tidy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Phlox\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower color:\u003c\/strong\u003e Intense violet purple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Green\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth habit:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very low, slowly spreading mat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMature size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–5 in tall × 24–36 in wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA hardiness zones:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom start:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late-April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeak bloom:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mid-May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBloom pattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Single Flush\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeer resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderately resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator value:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSizes and shipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne full 72-cell plug tray: 72 young starter plugs of this variety (cells about 1⅓ in. wide × 2½ in. deep), rooted and ready to pot up into quarts or gallons. Best for growers and nurseries. Potted plants and plug trays ship during our live-plant seasons, March 1–May 31 and October 1–November 30; June through September is local pickup only. Plugs, potted plants and trays do not ship to AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV, OR, UT or WA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","offers":[{"title":"72-Cell Plug Tray","offer_id":67724088672552,"sku":"GLLF-PER-8EC47C4E-72","price":584.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/0736\/9768\/files\/violet-pinwheels-creeping-phlox.jpg?v=1790865117","url":"https:\/\/greatlakeslavenderfarm.com\/products\/violet-pinwheels-creeping-phlox-72-cell-plug-tray","provider":"Great Lakes Lavender Farm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}