[2] Growing to about 13 cm (5 in) high at most and covering a 50 cm (20 in) wide area, it is an evergreen perennial forming mats or cushions of hairy, linear leaves.

The small, five-petaled flowers bloom in rose, mauve, blue, white, or pink in late spring to early summer.

[3] Its habitats include rocky ledges, slopes and clearings.

[4] The Latin specific epithet subulata means awl- or needle-shaped[5] which refers to its leaves.

[6] The following cultivars have received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit:[7] Phlox stolonifera Media related to Phlox subulata at Wikimedia Commons