Purple Beauty’ Creeping Phlox creates a mat of bright purple blooms paired with deep violet center eyes and grass-like foliage. This 4-6″ tall spreading perennial flowers in the springtime under full sun, but can be planted under trees that leaf out and create shade later in the season. Drought-tolerant and deer-resistant, ‘Purple Beauty’ carries a sweet fragrance that attracts butterflies. (Phlox subulata)