Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox diapensioides Rydb. Microphlox, Albomarginata |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 317 (1900) |
Native Range | Idaho to Montana |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Description | densely pulvinate, leaves numerous, 4-5mm, ovate, sharply mucronate, thick, ciliate, flowers solitary, sessile, calyx 5mm, glandular, petals lanceolate, corolla tube 8-10mm |
Size | 1-2cm |
Color | pink-purple |
Bloom | late spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox albomarginata ssp. diapensioides (Rydb.) Wherry Phlox kelseyi var. diapensioides (Rydb.) Brand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana) |