Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox kelseyi Britton Microphlox, Sibiricae |
Bibliography | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 225 (1892) |
Native Range | nw. USA to Nevada |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, leaves 10-25mm long and 1-2,5mm wide, margins thickened but not whitish, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla tubes 10-13mm long, limb 12-18mm across |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | lavender-blue, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
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 | Fonna kelseyi (Britton) Nieuwl. & Lunell Phlox kelseyi ssp. genuina Wherry |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (NEV Nevada) |