Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila lepidioides Boiss. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | glaucous, shortly sericeous, leaves carnose, oblong-lanceolate, acute, flowers in spherical cymes forming panicle, calyx campanulate, petals spathulate, retuse |
Size | 25-30cm |
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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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