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.
Moss phlox is blooming all over the slope in the park.
Katakana spelling is common for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; less common than kana forms.
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.