Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox speciosa Pursh Protophlox, Speciosae |
Bibliography | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 149 (1813) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 200-2400m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to linear, 15-75mm long and to 1cm wide, flowers in compact, bracteate cyme, corolla tube ca. 12mm long, corolla lobes usually dentate |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pink, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Synonyms | Armeria speciosa (Pursh) Kuntze Phlox sabinii Douglas Phlox speciosa var. elatior Hook. Phlox speciosa ssp. euspeciosa Brand Phlox speciosa var. latifolia Hook. Phlox speciosa var. sabinii (Douglas) A.Gray Phlox speciosa var. whitedii (E.E.Nelson) Brand Phlox whitedii E.E.Nelson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |