It is spreading nicely but still has only the small original root area.
It does not seem to root itself.
Any ideas or anyone start new plants?
How do you propagate creeping phlox?
I have tried making divisions, but that didn't seem to work for me, so this spring I may try to do it the way this website suggests:
Phlox Stolonifera (Creeping Phlox)
Creeping Phlox grow up to only 6 inches above the ground surface, and spread laterally to nearly 2 feet across. Their flowers range in color from pale lavender to a strong violet in spring to early summer.
An evergreen plant which grows by sending out runners, you can propagate it successfully from stem cuttings. Take cuttings 6 inches long in the early spring from a lateral shoot near the tips. Gently pull off leaves from the bottom third of the cutting. This portion will go into the ground. Creeping Phlox do well in partial shade, but ensure the soil has adequate drainage. Add sand or fine gravel if the clay content is high. Dip the stem tip in a rooting fertilizer, and plant it in the ground about 4 inches below the surface. Water sparingly so the fine root filaments will stretch out deeper to get water.
Read more: http://74.125.113.132/search?q=cache:QqGnFj1TXMEJ:www.doityourself.com/stry/phlox-care-how-to-propagate+propagate+%22creeping+phlox%22&cd=11&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us#ixzz0ls13phhr
I usually just pull some of the plant off (about 8 inches long) & stick the bottom half under a rock or a brick & keep it moist but not wet.
ants
Thanks for the help , Do you think it is too late in the spring to try it now?
I am in zone 5a a bit earlier here but they are in full bloom.
I do mine when they are in full bloom. Only because that is when I think about them :)
ants
Ok I am going to give this a try.
Thanks all
Cinda
Yes, I think it's a perfect time with all this rain. I'm going to do it too!
ive got 4 pots started ,i look for some roots on the phlox before I hack it off and stick it under a rock or in a pot,iam trying to start some more of the really bright red-pink,I have red and lavendar and the extra bright red,which is pink in my eyes.i have some really big areas covered in phlox,and Ive started 1/2 of it by just tucking it under a rock,keep trying you will get some to go..
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Run those instruction off to me abour propagating creeping phlox. I tried to root some cuttings a few years ago and it never took. Maybe I will try again. Only have one of the emerald blue/purple. Bought a bunch of the creeping pink phlox earlier this spring. They need to be sheered off now. Can you start it in 4 in. nursery pots? Do I need to dip it in rootone? If you put it under a rock, wouldn't it die? Wouldn't you have to work up the soil under it so it would take hold? What is the purpose of the rock, to hold it steady until it roots? Gosh, I'm learning all kinds of things on this website.
betty I was wondering when you were going to pop up !!!!
http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/home/how-to-cut-and-layer-plants.htm/printable
Here's a link on propagation by 'layering' that may be useful to you, pippi. I think it answers most of your questions.
I did take some cuttings and they seem to be taking root, at least they are still green.
Please may I take this space to say Goodbye to the friends I have made here on Dave's
I will be leaving this site and want thank you all for making my garden a prettier place.
and sharing your knowledge and gardens.
Cinda
Cinda,sorry that you are leaving,I heard that some were leaving .I am not sure why.But I know I will miss gardengus.Tamara