Family | POLEMONIACEAE |
Genus species | Phlox cluteana A.Nelson Alphaphlox, Cluteanae |
Bibliography | Amer. Bot. [Binghamton] 28: 24 (1922) |
Native Range | Arizona to se. Utah and nw. New Mexico |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 1800-3300m |
Description | rootstock thin, trailing, leaves narrowly lanceolate to oblong, acute, 35-50mm long, ciliate, flowers ca. 2cm across in lax cluster of 3-15 |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | early summer |
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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 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico) |