Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila imbricata Rupr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-800m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, minute, thick, oblong, triquetrous, obtuse, flowers in cymes of 3-4, calyx obconical, lobes obtuse with white margins |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | + |
Type | subshrub, cushion |
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
Caucasus (North Caucasus) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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