Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene dirphya Greuter & Burdet |
Synonyms | Silene smithii Boiss. & Heldr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1600-1650m |
Description | pruinose, stems thin, fragile, leaves green, rigid, oblong-spathulate, obtuse, the upper shorter, flowers 1-2, long pedicellate, calyx clavate, lobes obtuse, petals bifid |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
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 (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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