General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Plant Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Plant Spread: 6 inches (15 cm)
Leaves: Needled
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Pollinators: Self
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Large-Flower Desert-Trumpets
  • Largeflower Linanthus
  • Mountain Phlox
  • California Phlox
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Leptosiphon grandiflorus
  • Synonym: Linanthus grandiflorus

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Location: Marin County, California
Date: 06/17/2011
photo by Mathesont via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/4405

Date: c. 1937
illustration [as Linanthus grandiflorus] by Margaret Sorenson fro
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Incorrect name? by CarolineScott Aug 30, 2014 3:30 AM 4

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