Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox opalensis Dorn |
Bibliography | Vasc. Pl. Wyoming, ed. 2: 304 (1992) |
Native Range | Wyoming |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 1900-2000m |
Description | leaves 2-10mm, less than 1mm wide, at base crispate-hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx pubescent, lobes shorter than tube, corolla 15-20mm across |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WYO Wyoming) |