Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene sachalinensis F.Schmidt |
Synonyms | Silene kawashimae Miyabe & Tatew. |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | basal leaves spathulate, 3-5cm, long petiolate, upper leaves ovate-lanceolate, sessile, shortly acuminate, strigose, flowers solitary, terminal, corolla lobes retuse |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Russian Far East (Sakhalin) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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