Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox pungens Dorn |
Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
Altitude | 1800-2200m |
Description | leaves rigid, aristate, lanceolate, margins and midrib thickened, margins glandular-hirsute, flowers solitary, calyx glandular-hirsute, flowers 15-20mm across |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
Cultivation | dry, 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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Wyoming) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | POLEMONIACEAE
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