Ronsdorfer Beauty Creeping Phlox
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The Ronsdorfer Beauty Creeping Phlox (Phlox sublata 'Ronsdorfer Beauty') is a super hardy, Creeping Phlox that becomes completely festooned in pinkish- lavender flowers from mid to late spring! Featuring heart-shaped petals and a darker pink ring around the eye of each tiny little blossom, the sheer number and clear pink hue add incredible beauty to your landscape!
Creeping Phlox is fragrant and attracts many bees and butterflies in search of a sweet treat. The dense mats of dark green grassy foliage add their color as greenery all summer and into autumn, blocking weeds and doubling as living mulch.
Ronsdorfer Beauty is a hardy and incredibly cold-tolerant perennial that handles growing zones 2 through 8, adapting to a mind-boggling range of climates and conditions. Waterwise once established and not often bothered by deer, these are low-growing and easy-care plants for widespread use throughout almost any landscape.
Planting and Application:
Ronsdorfer Beauty looks darling rambling around in front of larger shrubs and perennials as facer plants or spilling over garden sides as edging. Ideal groundcovers that spread to about 12-14 inches but only 4-6 inches high, it won’t interfere with other plant roots, only highlight and enliven the colors of your landscape! Plant around spring bulbs, providing summer shade for them once summers heat kicks in.
Creeping Phlox are perfect for rock gardens, before rock walls or softening the tops and tiers of retaining walls as mat-forming accents. They love hot, well-drained pathways or in mass plantings on hillsides where their roots do a fantastic job with erosion control. Their size and color make Ronsdorfer a lovely spiller in containers and planters!
- Bright Pinkish-Purple Blossoms
- Dense, Low-Growing Mats of Green Foliage
- Fragrant & Attracts Pollinators
- Very Cold Hardy & Adaptable
- Groundcover, Edging, Spillers & Living Mulch
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Creeping Phlox love sunny and sandier soils for this plant to perform its peak. Provide consistent moisture at first but once established Phlox are water-wise and a bit drought tolerant, only needing water during times of severe drought. Mulch the site well and prune after flowering to remove spent blooms and clean up the mounds.
- Full Sun
- Well-Drained Soil & Moderate Fertility
- Moderate Consistent Moisture - Low Once Established
- Hardy Growing Zones 2-8
- Prune/Deadhead After Flowering
Buy the lovely Ronsdorfer Beauty Creeping Phlox, now available at NatureHills.com! Order yours today!
Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
|---|---|---|
| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
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Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 19.99 | 18.99 |
| 20 | - | 49.99 | 21.99 |
| 50 | - | 69.99 | 24.99 |
| 70 | - | 99.99 | 29.99 |
| 100 | - | 129.99 | 34.99 |
| 130 | - | 149.99 | 41.99 |
| 150 | - | 150+ | Approx 27% |
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PLANT HIGHLIGHTS
Growing Zones 2-8
| Brand | Nature Hills' Choice |
|---|---|
| Botanical Name | Phlox sublata 'Ronsdorfer Beauty' |
| Type | Perennial |
| Mature Height | 4 - 6 inches |
| Mature Spread | 12 - 14 inches |
| Sun Exposure | Full Sun |
| Soil | Well Drained Soil |
| Moisture | Low Once Established |
| Growth Rate | Medium |
| Flower Color | Pink/Lavender |
| Foliage Color | Green |
| Pollinator Friendly | Yes |
| Pruning Time | After Flowering |
| Fragrant | Yes |