Linanthus pungens

Linanthus pungens

Also known as Leptodactylon pungens, Linanthus, Cantua pungens, Navarretia pungens

Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Prickly Phlox · Linanthus · Native Subshrub · Polemoniaceae · Rock Garden · Western Native · White Flowers · Dry Slopes · High Desert · Pollinator Friendly

Prickly Phlox (Linanthus pungens) is a compact, spine-tipped native subshrub that produces delicate white to pale lavender flowers and thrives in rocky, well-drained soils of western North America. It prefers full sun to light shade and is well-adapted to dry mountain conditions, needing only minimal supplemental watering once established. Plant it in rock gardens or native plant borders where drainage is excellent and it will reward you with reliable seasonal blooms.