Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Giliastrum rigidulum (Benth.) Rydb. |
Synonyms | Gilia rigidula Benth. |
Gilia glandulosa Scheele | |
Navarretia rigidula (Benth.) Kuntze | |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Description | viscid-pubescent or glabrescens, leaves alternate, usually pinnate, lobes linear or lanceolate, calyx 5-8mm, lobes subulate, corolla 2-3cm across |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
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
South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Central , Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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