Despite its name, the moon was not actually pink. The term comes from a wildflower known as Phlox subulata, or moss pink, that typically blooms in spring. Also known as the Paschal Moon ...

The moon doesn't actually appear pink. The Farmer's Almanac states that the name is derived from the early spring bloom of a North American wildflower called "Phlox subulata," commonly known moss ...

In this instance, ‘Pink Moon’ is derived from the early spring flowering of creeping phlox (Phlox subulata), or moss pink — a pale pink-colored wildflower that covers hills and fields in the ...

According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the April full moon takes its name from a wildflower known as Phlox subulata, or moss pink. It is one of the first to bloom in spring in North America and ...

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 ...

The pink moon. The April full moon is known as the pink moon due to the blooming of a wildflower called Phlox subulata, also known as moss pink, which is one of the earliest spring flowers in ...

the name comes from the Native American peoples who in the past associated it with the flowering of the wild plant Phlox subulata, also known as moss pink, which blooms in spring.

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 ...

In March, it was a blood moon, and in April, people will get to see a pink moon ... a North American wildflower called "Phlox subulata," commonly known moss phlox. "This flower, often called ...