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Polemonium elegans Greene  
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus speciesPolemonium elegans Greene 
BibliographyPittonia 3: 305 (1898)
Native Rangec. British Columbia to n. California
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Descriptiontaproot, densely glandular hirsute, leaves mainly basal, pinnate, segments crowded, inflorescence capitate, flowers infundibuliform, 12-15mm long
Size15-20cm
Colordark blue
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C
cuttings in spring and late summer
SynonymsPolemonium bicolor Greenm.
Polemonium elegans f. bicolor (Greenm.) Wherry
Polemonium viscosum ssp. elegans (Greene) Brand
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (WAS Washington)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California)
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