Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox floridana Benth. Protophlox, Divaricatae |
Synonyms | Phlox nuttaliana G.Don |
Phlox nuttallii Courtois ex Steud, | |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Description | leaves linear to lanceolate or oblong, 4-8cm, middle stem leaves largest, flowers 12-24, 22-25mm across, in cluster |
Size | 25-40cm |
Color | pink, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | tuft, fl. stem ascending |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed 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 , Florida , Georgia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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