Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox griseola Wherry Microphlox, Caespitosae |
Bibliography | Notul. Nat. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 113: 11 (1942) |
Native Range | nw. Arizona to Nevada and Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | leaves grey-green, crowded, linear, 5-12mm, thick and solid, ciliate, flowers solitary, sessile, apically on short stems, corolla tube 9-13mm long, limb 10-12mm across |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | pale purpe |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) |