Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene petersonii Maguire |
Synonyms | Silene clokeyi C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2000-3400m |
Description | lower leaves oblanceolate, 1-4cm long, glandular-strigose, stem leaves 3-6 pairs, sessile, lanceolate, acute, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla lobes 3-5mm, 2-4-lobate |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | bright pink |
Bloom | late 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 |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (Nevada , Utah) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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