Good plant #43 - Phlox Subulata 'Emerald Cushion Blue'

This is probably my favourite spring flowering perennial pot plant.  It's like a phoenix. In the winter its leaves appear to go brown and die even though it's 'officially' evergreen.  Then in early spring the leaves appear to re-green.  In mid spring, the whole of this low growing plant tuns into a cushion of flowers and you can barely see the foliage.

This plant does really well in a pot, raised border and alpine garden.  It cascades over the sides so densely and spreads widely.  It likes a sunny-ish position and any well-drained soil.

I trim this plant lightly after flowering and feed it in spring.  You can do cuttings in spring and autumn.

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