Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox nana Nutt. Protophlox, Nanae |
Bibliography | Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 4(Mar.-Apr.): 10 (1848) |
Native Range | Arizona to Texas and n. Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-2500m |
Description | glandular-hirsute, leaves linear or lanceolate, 3-7cm, flowers terminal, solitary or of two, calyx lobes subulate, corolla ca. 25mm, lobes ovate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | pink, purple, white |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria nana (Nutt.) Kuntze Phlox brevistylis A.Nelson Phlox nana var. alborosea Brand Phlox nana f. depressa (Brand) Wherry Phlox nana var. depressa Brand Phlox nana ssp. eunana Brand Phlox nana f. lilacina Cockerell Phlox nana var. lutea Brand Phlox nana f. lutea (Brand) Wherry Phlox nana f. oculata Brand Phlox nana var. purpurea Brand Phlox nana f. purpurea (Brand) Wherry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |