Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Polemonium carneum A.Gray |
Bibliography | Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 151 (1878) |
Native Range | Washington to ne. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-1800m |
Description | in inflorescence viscid-villose, leaves pinnate, leaflets lanceolate to ovate, stem leaves reduced, flowers few in lax inflorescence, corolla campanulate, 18-28mm long |
Size | 30-100cm |
Color | fleshy red, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
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, 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Polemonium amoenum Piper Polemonium carneum f. amoenum (Piper) G.N.Jones Polemonium carneum ssp. amoenum (Piper) Brand Polemonium carneum ssp. genuinum Brand Polemonium carneum ssp. luteum (A.Gray) Brand Polemonium carneum f. luteum (A.Gray) Wherry Polemonium carneum var. luteum A.Gray |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |