Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox adsurgens Torr. ex A.Gray Alphaphlox, Stoloniferae |
Bibliography | Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 8: 256 (1870) |
Native Range | w. Oregon to nw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 500-2000m |
Description | taproot, leaves rigid, glabrous, ovate to elliptic, flowers thinly pedicellate in open terminal cyme, tube 14-20mm long, lobes obovate, 9-15mm long |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria adsurgens (Torr. ex A.Gray) Kuntze |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |