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Definition of Phlox subulata
1. Noun. Low tufted perennial phlox with needlelike evergreen leaves and pink or white flowers; native to United States and widely cultivated as a ground cover.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phlox Subulata
Literary usage of Phlox subulata
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Rural Affairs by John Jacob Thomas (1875)
"Moss PINK, (phlox subulata,) fig. 41, although a native, is already well known
... phlox subulata, (Moss Pink.} PHLOX DIVARICATA, fig., a fine late spring ..."
2. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"Very charming in early spring are the dwarf phloxes (phlox subulata). ... (PHLOX
SUBULATA.) The hardy columbines in the season of bloom are all specially ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"A large part of this exposure is treeless, and upon the broken-down serpentine
rock grow mats of phlox subulata L. (Phlox Association), Trifolium agrarium ..."
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