Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila libanotica Boiss. |
Synonyms | Gypsophila pallidifolia Grossh. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | grey, glabrous, leaves carnose, rigid, oblong, acute, abaxially carinate, 3-nerved, flowers in oblong, viscid panicle, calyx campanulate, lobes with white margins, acute |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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