moss pink
noun
: a low-growing perennial phlox (Phlox subulata) widely cultivated for its abundant usually pink or white flowers
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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.
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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
Spectacular blue, red, pink, or white blooms smother moss pink's needle-like foliage in spring.
—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
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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
Spectacular blue, red, pink, or white blooms smother moss pink's needle-like foliage in spring.
—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
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“Moss pink.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moss%20pink. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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