Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Acantholimon alexandri Fed. sect. Glumaria |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | subalpine |
Description | leaves green, flat, rigid, linear to oblanceolate, 3-6cm, shortly aristate, glabrous, margins ciliate-scabrous, spike 4-5cm, spikelets 5-10, approximate, 2-3-flowered |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | bright pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 month, 10-16°C half-ripe cuttings in midsummer, stimulator |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | PLUMBAGINACEAE
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