| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Dianthus elegans d‘Urv. |
| Synonyms | Dianthus actinopetalus Fenzl |
| Dianthus cous Boiss. | |
| Dianthus wawrae Freyn | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 50-2000m |
| Description | leaves linear, long acuminate, 5-7-nerved, vaginate, margins flexuous, flowers 2-3 in fascicle, calyx lobes oblong, acute, petals incised dentate |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | pink |
| Bloom | 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 |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (East Aegean Is. , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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