| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene crassifolia ssp. primuliflora (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Man. |
| Synonyms | Silene primuliflora Eckl. & Zeyh. |
| Habitat | sands and rocks |
| Altitude | 5-2000m |
| Description | shortly hirsute, leaves opposite, sessile, oblanceolate, entire, coriaceous, flowers in secund raceme, calyx tubular, 12-15mm, corolla lobes bifid |
| Size | 10-45cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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