moss pink
noun
: a low-growing perennial phlox (Phlox subulata) widely cultivated for its abundant usually pink or white flowers
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Spectacular blue, red, pink, or white blooms smother moss pink's needle-like foliage in spring.
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Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Named for the moss pink wildflower that sprouts this time of year, the moon won't appear as pink to our eyes here on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
April 23: The appearance of the moss pink wildflower gives rise to the full pink moon.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
The pink moon is named after the herb moss pink, according to Maine Farmers' Almanac.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023
In particular, the pink moon gets its name from a hot pink wildflower, Phlox subulata, that grows in a thick mat of vibrant foliage, commonly referred to as creeping phlox, moss phlox or moss pink.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
As cited in the Farmer’s Almanac, the Pink Moon is named after moss pink (also called creeping phlox), which is an abundant springtime flowering plant native to the eastern U.S.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
The April full moon heralded the appearance of moss pink, one of the first spring flowers.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
The April full moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, one of the first spring flowers.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
Steve Bender, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2024
Named for the moss pink wildflower that sprouts this time of year, the moon won't appear as pink to our eyes here on Earth.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
April 23: The appearance of the moss pink wildflower gives rise to the full pink moon.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2024
The pink moon is named after the herb moss pink, according to Maine Farmers' Almanac.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 7 Apr. 2023
In particular, the pink moon gets its name from a hot pink wildflower, Phlox subulata, that grows in a thick mat of vibrant foliage, commonly referred to as creeping phlox, moss phlox or moss pink.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023
As cited in the Farmer’s Almanac, the Pink Moon is named after moss pink (also called creeping phlox), which is an abundant springtime flowering plant native to the eastern U.S.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2022
The April full moon heralded the appearance of moss pink, one of the first spring flowers.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
The April full moon heralded the appearance of the moss pink, one of the first spring flowers.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2022
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First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
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