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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Plant Height: To 3 cm (1 inch); decumbent
Plant Spread: To 30 cm. (12 inches)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Foliage Mound Height: Flowering stems are decumbent
Suitable Locations: Alpine Gardening
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: Seeds germinate in a few days at room temperature after scarification..
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Stalkpod Locoweed
  • Inflated Oxytrope

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Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, Kananaskis P.P., Alberta; ~2200m elevation alpine zone.
Date: 2011-07-15
Location: My garden, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; zone 3.
Date: 2011-02-26
Seeds germinate in a day or two after scarification; no  pretreat
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, Kananaskis P.P., Alberta; ~2200m elevation alpine zone.
Date: 2011-08-05
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, Kananaskis P.P., Alberta; ~2200m elevation alpine zone.
Date: 2012-07-19
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, Kananaskis P.P., Alberta; ~2200m elevation alpine zone.
Date: 2010-07-15
Location: Forgetmenot Ridge, Kananaskis P.P., Alberta; ~2200m elevation alpine zone.
Date: 2010-07-15

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