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trailing phlox

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noun

  1. a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.


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Snowdrops are up; daffodils, crocuses and hellebores are already in flower; trailing phlox has opened; and, farther afield, even magnolia trees are starting to bloom on the National Mall in Washington.

From New York Times