May Breeze is a low, spreading phlox that opens its flowers in spring, forming a mat of narrow green foliage that stays neat through the season. Its size and habit make it a groundcover rather than a border plant, spreading outward to fill space over time.

Here in Birmingham, give it part sun to part shade and soil rich in organic matter that still drains well, since heavy wet clay in our summers will rot it out. Use it as an edging along a bed or tucked under shrubs where it can spread without crowding its neighbors.