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Moss pink (Phlox subulata)

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phlox: Media

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creeping phlox

creeping phlox

Creeping phlox, or moss pink (Phlox subulata), flowers.

© 4FR—iStock/Getty Images Plus

blue phlox

blue phlox

Blue phlox (Phlox divaricata).

©Liga Lauzuma/Shutterstock.com

Moss pink (Phlox subulata)

Moss pink (Phlox subulata)

Russ Kinne/Photo Researchers

summer phlox

summer phlox

Summer phlox (Phlox paniculata), a member of the family Polemoniaceae.

Lefever/Grushow—Grant Heilman Photography, Inc.

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