Blanket the early spring garden in "snow" with this amazingly floriferous Woodland Phlox! The perfect overplanting for spring-blooming bulbs, the lightly shaded border, or bare slopes and banks, this tightly matting groundcover chokes out weeds, keeps moisture in the soil, and looks magnificent long after bloomtime.The flowers are small, 5-petaled, and pure white, held above the foliage so that at the height of bloom, scarcely a trace of green can be seen! Yet this is never an invasive or even aggressive plant, meandering rather than romping through the garden, and actually spreads rather slowly, achieving 18 to 24 inches after a season or two. Just 10 to 12 inches high when in bloom, after the early-spring flowers pass it is only a few inches high but dense and attractive.
'Manita' makes a fine companion planting to 'Mary Helen', a purple and magenta Woodland Phlox with a similar height and spread. Both fare well in light shade and any well-drained soil. These are among the easiest and most beautiful of groundcovers, welcoming spring into the garden with a bold flourish. Zones 4-8.
