Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus borbasii Vandas |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | stem leaves narrowly linear, shortly acuminate, glabrous, grey-green, 5-7cm long, flowers in fascicle, calyx oblong-cylindrical, green, petals 20-22mm long, dentate |
Size | 30-40cm |
Color | purplish red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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
Eastern Europe (Belarus , Baltic States , Krym , Central European Russia , South European Russia , Ukraine ) Asia-Temperate Siberia (West Siberia ) Middle Asia (Kazakhstan ) Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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