Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene invisa C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-2900m |
Description | leaves mainly basal, oblanceolate to spathulate, 2-4cm, stem leaves 1-2 pairs, flowers few, calyx narrowly tubular, 9mm, petals slightly longer than calyx, entire, obtuse |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale lavender |
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 |
Northern America
Southwestern U.S.A. (California) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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