| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus biflorus Sm. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus binatus Bartl. ex Rchb. |
| Dianthus cinnabarinus Spruner ex Boiss. | |
| Dianthus samaritanii Halácsy | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 500-2100m |
| Description | glabrous, green, leaves narrowly linear, rigid, 5-veined, vaginate, flowers 1-4, sessile, crowded, bracts red, calyx lobes lanceolate, petals abaxially yellow, sharply dentate |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| Color | crimson |
| 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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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