Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox caespitosa Nutt. Microphlox, Caespitosae |
Synonyms | Phlox piperi E.E.Nelson |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1300-4000m |
Description | taproot, leaves rigid, acute, narrowly linear, 5-13mm long, flowers solitary, terminal, tube 8-14mm long, limb 15-20mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada (British Columbia ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Oregon , Washington , Wyoming ) Southwestern U.S.A. (California , Nevada , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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