moss pink
noun
: a low-growing perennial phlox (Phlox subulata) widely cultivated for its abundant usually pink or white flowers
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Despite its name, the Pink Moon isn’t actually pink — it’s named after the moss pink, one of spring’s first wildflowers to bloom.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Specifically, the hot pink wildflower Phlox subulata, referred to as creeping phlox, moss phlox or moss pink, densely mats the slopes of eastern and central United States around the same time as April’s full moon, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The Pink Moon was given its name to represent the bloom of the creeping phlox (otherwise known as moss pink), a flowering plant that blankets much of the eastern and central U.S. from April through early May.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The pink moon gets its name from moss pink, sometimes called wild ground phlox, one of the most prevalent blooms in the early spring.
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—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The pink moon is named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The pink moon is named after the phlox subulata flower, also known as moss pink or moss phlox, which blooms in North America during the springtime.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2024
The full moon in April is known as the pink moon, named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The moon will not turn pink or even look pink; instead, the moniker comes from a ground-covering plant, moss pink, that’s among the earliest bloomers in the spring.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Specifically, the hot pink wildflower Phlox subulata, referred to as creeping phlox, moss phlox or moss pink, densely mats the slopes of eastern and central United States around the same time as April’s full moon, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac.
—Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
The Pink Moon was given its name to represent the bloom of the creeping phlox (otherwise known as moss pink), a flowering plant that blankets much of the eastern and central U.S. from April through early May.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
The pink moon gets its name from moss pink, sometimes called wild ground phlox, one of the most prevalent blooms in the early spring.
Unable to view our graphics?
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The pink moon is named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The pink moon is named after the phlox subulata flower, also known as moss pink or moss phlox, which blooms in North America during the springtime.
—Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 26 Apr. 2024
The full moon in April is known as the pink moon, named after the herb moss pink, also known as creeping phlox, moss phlox or mountain phlox.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
The moon will not turn pink or even look pink; instead, the moniker comes from a ground-covering plant, moss pink, that’s among the earliest bloomers in the spring.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Moss pink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moss%20pink. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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