Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene seelyi C.V.Morton & J.W.Thomps. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 800-1800m |
Description | taproot, leaves sessile, lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, reticulate, thin, 1-2cm, acute, inflorescence lax, cymose, flowers terminal and axillary, pedicellate |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | dark red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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 |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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