Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox buckleyi Wherry Alphaphlox, Cluteanae |
Bibliography | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 20: 26 (1930) |
Native Range | West Virginia to Virgnia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | stoloniferous, leaves narrowly elliptic to lanceolate, aristate, ciliate, glandular hirsute, 5-10cm long, flowers 6-25, ca. 2cm across, in compact cluster |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | bright purple, pink |
Bloom | early summer |
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 late summer |
Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (VRG Virginia) |