Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox speciosa Pursh Protophlox, Speciosae |
Synonyms | Phlox sabini Douglas |
Phlox whitedii E.E.Nelson | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 200-2000m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to linear, 15-75mm long and to 1cm wide, flowers in compact, bracteate cyme, corolla tube ca. 12mm long, corolla lobes usually dentate |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Western Canada Northwestern U.S.A. (Idaho , Oregon , Washington ) Southwestern U.S.A. |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
speciosa lanceolata (E.E.Nelson) Wherry, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 90: 133 (1938)
speciosa lignosa Brand, Pflanzenr. [Engler] IV, 250: 74 (1907)
speciosa nitida Suksd., Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 18: 132 (1900)
speciosa occidentalis (Durand) Wherry, ibid.
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