| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Silene cretica L. |
| Synonyms | Silene annulata Thore |
| Silene costata Otth | |
| Silene parviflora Moench | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaves apically with soft spine, adaxially shiny olive green, abaxially lighter, calyx narrowly tubular, petals deeply incised |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pinkish violet |
| 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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Italy , Kriti , Sicilia , Turkey-in-Europe , Yugoslavia ) Asia-Temperate Western Asia (Cyprus , East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Palestine , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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