Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox collina Rydb. Microphlox, Albomarginata |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 316 (1900) |
Native Range | Montana |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely caespitose, leaves oblong or ovate, 5-15mm, sparsely ciliate, apiculate, margins cartilagineous, flowers sessile, ciliate, intensely ribbed, corolla lobes obovate, rounded |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | bluish, white |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox alyssifolia ssp. collina (Rydb.) Wherry Phlox kelseyi var. collina (Rydb.) Brand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (MNT Montana) |