Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus hymenolepis Boiss. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | pubescent, leaves short, linear, flaccid, 3-nerved, narrow, vaginate, flowers 2-5 in head, calyx lobes dentate, sometimes mucronate, petals barbate, deeply dentate |
Size | 25-30cm |
Color | rose |
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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iraq , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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