Rock garden plants Phlox  caryophylla Wherry   
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FamilyPOLEMONIACEAE
Genus species var.Phlox  caryophylla Wherry 
Territory NW.USA; SC.USA CO, NM
grassland and thickets
Altitude2000-2300m
Description woody-based, leaves linear, oblong to narrowly elliptic, sparsely ciliate, pilose, 30-50mm, flowers 3-12, 17-20mm in diam., in cluster, petals at apex rounded
Size10-20cm
Colorpink, purple
Bloomlate spring, summer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade
Propagationseed when ripe or in early spring
cuttings in late summer
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