Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox pulchra (Wherry) Wherry |
Bibliography | Morris Arbor. Monogr. 3: 101 (1955) |
Native Range | Alabama |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Description | leaves narrowly to broadly elliptic, 3-6cm long, ciliate, more or less pilose, flowers ca. 25mm across, in cluster of 12-36 |
Size | 25-50cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox ovata var. pulchra Wherry, Bartonia 16: 37 (1935) |
Territory | 7 Northern America 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (ALA Alabama) |