Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Saponaria caespitosa DC. |
Synonyms | Saponaria elegans Lapeyr. |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1500-2100m |
Description | leaves glabrous, linear-lanceolate, at base vaginate, with cartilaginous margins, flowers shortly pedicellate in capitate umbel, petals obovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | carpet |
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
Southwestern Europe (France , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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