Rock garden plants Dodecatheon  pulchellum (Raf.) Merr.   
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FamilyPRIMULACEAE
Genus species var.Dodecatheon  pulchellum (Raf.) Merr. 
SynonymsDodecatheon cusickii (Greene) Reveal (var.)
 Dodecatheon macrocarpum (A.Gray) Reveal (var.)
 Dodecatheon monanthum (Greene) B.Boivin (var.)
Territory NORTHERN AMERICA
grassland
Altitude0-3500m
Description rootstock short, erect, leaves 2-15cm, oblong-lanceolate to spathulate, gradually tapered to winged petiole, flowers 1-25, pentamerous, corolla 10-20mm long, tube yellowish
Size10-45cm
Colorlavender-purplish
Bloomspring, summer
Ca-
Typetuft, fl. stem erect
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C
division in early spring
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