Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene longisepala Nasir |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2600-2800m |
Description | stems densely white hirsute, leaves 8-20mm, linear, pubescent, acute, sessile, flowers solitary, calyx in fruit cylindrical, pubescent, petals partially sticking |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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