The mountain pinks like a sloped surface of disturbed caliche that water flows periodically across. They do not like a lot of competition and no shade. Omar, as you notice the dates on the original entry ( July), they will grow in summer here. Think their growth spurt is entirely dependent on when they get their bounce of moisture. I have seen them spurt off after a august break in the endless summer, putting their bloom in early fall on a rare occasion. They are difficult to grow in a garden situation but Texas ranger has succeeded at it in OKC. I have heard that they grow elsewhere than just caliche, even though that is where I see it. The seeds need to sit and mature on the bouquets and are ready for picking in November/December.

It doesn't matter that it was uprooted. Removing plants from a national forest without a permit is very illegal. If you wanted to save it legally, you should have either gotten a permit or placed it back in an appropriate location where you found it. Considering that you don't even know what the appropriate potting medium is for that Dudleya, it's best chance of survival was probably to just be left alone next to a rock where you found it. Plant poaching is a serious problem and should not be tolerated.

Polygonum sp. I believe.

Are you sure that is a Kalmia? The flowers do not look like any I have seen. Typically, the petals are not divided at all but fused into a very geometric 5-sided shape. And the stamens seldom protrude beyond the end of the petals. The buds are also much more distinctly shaped than those showing. It does look somewhat like a cultivar called 'Comet' (also one called 'Shooting Star') but the plant looks much more rhododendron-like to me.