Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox douglasii Hook. |
Bibliography | Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 73 (1837) |
Native Range | sw. Canada to w. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 500-2000m |
Description | glandular-hirsute, leaves 4-8mm, lanceolate-linear, sharply acute, inflorescence terminal, flowers 1-3, sessile, calyx 7-9mm, tube of flower ca. 1cm |
Size | 5-12cm |
Color | rose, white, bluish |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | 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 |
Synonyms | Armeria douglasii (Hook.) Kuntze Phlox douglasii ssp. eudouglasii Brand Phlox douglasii var. modocensis Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |