noun
moss phlox; moss pink
A low-growing flowering plant (Phlox subulata) that produces a carpet of pink, white, or purple blossoms in spring. Often used as ground cover.
公園の斜面にシバザクラが一面に咲いている。
Moss phlox is blooming all over the slope in the park.
Compound of 芝 (shiba, 'lawn grass') and 桜 (sakura, 'cherry blossom'), from the resemblance of its flowers to cherry blossoms and its low, spreading growth habit.