Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood |
Synonyms | Tunica phthiotica Boiss. & Heldr. |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-2000m |
Description | glabrous, stems thin, leaves narrowly linear, curvate, acute, flowers in lax panicle, calyx obconical, glabrous, scarious, petals oblong-spathulate, obtuse |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft, fl. stem decumbent |
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 |
Europe
Southeastern Europe (Greece) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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