Phlox 'Red Carpet'
"Creeping phlox"
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Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
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Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
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Description
Phlox 'Red Carpet' literally rolls out the red carpet in your garden, turning any border or rockery into a show-stopping spectacle. This evergreen groundcover reaches just 20cm high but spreads confidently, forming a lush mat of dark green foliage that keeps weeds politely at bay. When spring arrives, a fiery parade of brilliant dark pink-red blooms bursts forth, creating a bold, eye-catching contrast that will have visitors stopping in their tracks. Phlox 'Red Carpet' is perfect for filling gaps between paving stones or brightening up corners that need a touch of flair.
Known as creeping phlox or moss phlox, 'Red Carpet' thrives in well-drained soil with plenty of sunshine, making it both hardy and low-maintenance. Its vigorous spreading habit ensures a continuous carpet of greenery punctuated by dazzling red flowers, while the evergreen foliage keeps the display fresh and tidy. Phlox subulata 'Red Carpet' is an effortless way to add drama and charm to spring flowerbeds, rockeries, or slopes.
Our Phlox subulata 'Red Carpet' plants are supplied as a root ball with healthy growth, ensuring a strong start. They are carefully shipped in our unique cardboard box, designed to keep them safe and in top condition. This ensures they arrive healthy and ready to thrive in their new home.
Creeping phlox gets its common name from the way it spreads low and wide, creating colourful carpets that crawl over rocks and borders.
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Attractive to wildlife
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
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Rodent resistant
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Phlox subulata 'Red Carpet'
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Flower colour
Red, dark pink
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Plant size
9cm root ball
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Established height
10-20cm
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Established spread
50-70cm
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Plant spacing
9 plants per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Spreading
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
2-3 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade
Dappled shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Rockeries
Gravel gardens
Borders
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Damp
Free draining -
Soil type
Loam
Clay
Loam-based compost
Sand -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
Yes
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
Yes
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Soak the Phlox 'Red Carpet' roots in water for 3-6 hours prior to planting
Plant your "Creeping phlox" bare roots into temporary pots with a multipurpose compost within a week of delivery and grow-on in a sheltered spot outdoors
Choose a pot which comfortably fits the bare roots. Some have a noticeable crown which should be just below the soil surface with any top growth exposed. Some varieties are a length of root which should be planted lengthways and shallowly (1-2cm deep).
Plant out into borders or permanent containers in late spring or early summer once in full growth. Choose a position in sun or shade depending on the variety.
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Orders placed before 1 September 2025
You can expect your order in September 2025Orders placed 1 September - 15 October 2025
You can expect your order in October 2025Orders placed 16 October - 15 December 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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