Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox oklahomensis Wherry Protophlox, Speciosae |
Bibliography | Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 146: 2 (1944) |
Native Range | Kansas to Texas and Arkansas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | leaves lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 3-6mm long, ciliate, adaxially pilose, flowers 6-10, ca. 16mm across, in cluster, corolla lobes narrowly obovate, incised |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | blue, pink, white |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub |
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 in late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox bifida var. induta Shinners |
Territory | 7 Northern America 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, OKL Oklahoma) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ARK Arkansas) |