Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox texensis (Lundell) Lundell Protophlox, Speciosae |
Bibliography | Field & Lab. 13: 11 (1945) |
Native Range | Texas |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | stems procumbent, pubescent, densely leafy, leaves rigid, linear-subulate or linear-lanceolate, 2-3cm. cymes 1-5-flowered, corolla glabrous, petals bifid |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose, blue, purple |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis Lundell Phlox nivalis var. texensis (Lundell) B.L.Turner |
Territory | 7 Northern America 77 South-Central U.S.A. (TEX Texas) |