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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesPhlox pulchra (Wherry) Wherry 
Habitatgrassland and woods
Descriptionleaves narrowly to broadly elliptic, 3-6cm long, ciliate, more or less pilose, flowers ca. 25mm across, in cluster of 12-36
Size25-50cm
Colorlavender-blue, white
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca-
Typetuft
Cultivationcold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil
alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C
division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer
Territory Northern America
     Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

POLEMONIACEAE

Phlox pulchra (Wherry) Wherry, Morris Arbor. Monogr. 3: 101 (1955)

Basionym:
Phlox ovata pulchra Wherry, Bartonia 16: 37 (1935)

Alabama
78 ALA

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