Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene mellifera Boiss. & Reut. |
Synonyms | Silene nevadensis (Boiss.) Boiss. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | lower leaves softly hirsute, lanceolate-spathulate, acute, upper leaves linear-lanceolate, flowers shortly pedicellate, calyx glabrous |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | greenish 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
Southwestern Europe (Portugal , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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