Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Saponaria lutea L. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | subalpine-alpine |
Description | leaves sublinear, canaliculate, inflorescence subumbellate, flowers ca. 8mm across, calyx cylindrical, petals ovate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | yellow |
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 |
Europe
Middle Europe (Switzerland ) Southwestern Europe (France , Spain ) Southeastern Europe |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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