| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viscaria asterias (Griseb.) Frajman |
| Synonyms | Silene asterias Griseb. |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | lower leaves lanceolate-spathulate, 10cm long, upper leaves lanceolate, acute, calyx reddish, petals entire, flowers shortly pedicellate in capitate cyme |
| Size | 50-90cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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
Southeastern Europe (Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Yugoslavia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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