Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Minuartia hondoensis (Ohwi) Ohwi |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | alpine |
Description | leaves dense, subulate, 8-15mm, obtuse, green, at base purplish red, subglabrous, flowers solitary, pedicellate, sepals linear-oblong, petals obovate, 7-9mm long |
Size | 3-7cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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