Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene longicilia (Brot.) Otth |
Synonyms | Cucubalus longicilius Brot. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 0-500m |
Description | lower leaves in dense rosette, spathulate, carnose, acuminate, densely pubescent, inflorescence dense, flowers erect, calyx red, corolla lobes 8-9mm, bipartite |
Size | 12-30cm |
Color | reddish purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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
Southwestern Europe (Portugal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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