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Bransford, W.D. and Dolphia
Douglasia laevigata Gray
Cliff dwarf-primrose, Smooth Douglasia
Primulaceae (Primrose Family)
USDA Symbol: DOLA
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
Stems spreading on ground and forming rather extensive mats below 2-10 deep reddish-pink flowers (aging to lavender) in tight umbels on short leafless stalks.
Douglasia, named for David Douglas, an early-19th-century explorer of western North American plants, are prized rock-garden subjects. The plants need not be dug up, as they grow well from cuttings or seed. The genus superficially resembles Phlox, in which each stamen in the corolla tube is attached in line with the notch between corolla lobes; in Douglasia each stamen is attached in line with the middle of a corolla lobe.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: PurpleBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , OR , WANative Distribution: Western Washington and northwestern Oregon.
Native Habitat: Moist coastal bluffs to rocky, alpine slopes and ledges.
USDA Native Status: L48(N), AK(N), CAN(N)
Growing Conditions
Water Use: MediumLight Requirement: Part Shade
CaCO3 Tolerance: Low
Benefit
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
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USDA: Find Douglasia laevigata in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Douglasia laevigata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Douglasia laevigata
Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
