Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Stellaria roughii Hook.f. |
Habitat | scree |
Altitude | 1000-2000m |
Description | rootstock carnose, stem thin, branched, leaves linear, to 2cm long, carnose, grey glaucous with purple tinge, flowers solitary, sepals to 2cm long, petals shorter than sepals |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Australasia
New Zealand (New Zealand South) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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