Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox tenuifolia E.E.Nelson Protophlox, Tenuifoliae |
Synonyms | Phlox gilioides A.Nelson |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | leaves linear to lanceolate or narrowly elliptic, 25-45mm, flowers ca. 18mm across, corolla lobes oblanceolate, erose or retuse |
Size | 25-70cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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
Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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