Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox densa Brand Microphlox, Canescentes |
Bibliography | Pflanzenr. [H.G.A.Engler, ed.] IV, 250: 83 (1907) |
Native Range | wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves rigid, linear, acerose, flowers subsessile, solitary, corolla tube 8-12mm, lobes obovate, 4-8mm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | white, rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox austromontana ssp. densa (Brand) Wherry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |