Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene waldsteinii Griseb. |
Synonyms | Silene macropoda Velen. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | montane-subalpine |
Description | leaves crowded, linear, flowers 1-5, calyx 20-25mm long, narrowly clavate, lobes acute, distinctly patent, petals bipartite, lobes oblong |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Yugoslavia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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