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Polemonium brandegeei

 
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Family: Polemoniaceae (po-le-moh-nee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Polemonium (po-le-MOH-nee-um) (Info)
Species: brandegeei (bran-DEE-jee-eye) (Info)

Synonym:Gilia brandegeei
Synonym:Polemonium brandegeei subsp. mellitum
Synonym:Polemonium mellitum
Synonym:Polemonium viscosum subsp. mellitum

Category:
Alpines and Rock Gardens
Perennials

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Coral/Apricot
Pale Yellow

Bloom Time:
Mid Summer

Foliage:
Herbaceous

Other details:
Flowers are fragrant
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Properly cleaned, seed can be successfully stored

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Baa On Jun 22, 2005, Baa wrote:

This is a potential egg on my face as there is some dispute over nomenclature and P. brandegee is very similar to P. pauciflorum. Either way this happy little chap is a native of the USA and while perennial and quite hardy, often behaves like an annual or biennial.

Has deeply divided, mid green, slightly hairy and sticky leaves. Bears long, tubular, almost trumpet shaped, pale orange flowers with a yellow throat.

Loves a well drained soil in light shade as it seems to wilt a bit in midday sun.

I was given the seeds under a name that doesn't exist. Fortunately it flowers very quickly from seed and had a high germination percentage, we're still trying to find space for all of them! They are very similar to P. pauciflorum but the leaves seem to be slimmer and the whole plant appears much smaller, I'm no expert but that's my opinion anyway.



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