Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox hendersonii (E.E.Nelson) Cronquist Microphlox, Douglasianae |
Bibliography | Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 17: 130 (1959) |
Native Range | n. Oregon to Washington |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, farinose, leaves crowded, sublinear, 5-10mm, intensely glandular hirsute, flowers solitary, terminal, often hexamerous, corolla tube ca. 1cm long |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox caespitosa var. hendersonii (E.E.Nelson) Brand Phlox condensata var. hendersonii E.E.Nelson Phlox douglasii var. hendersonii (E.E.Nelson) M.Peck Phlox douglasii ssp. hendersonii (E.E.Nelson) Wherry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |