Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus muschianus Kotschy ex Boiss. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2500-3500m |
Description | pubescent, leaves oblong, acute, 3-nerved, flowers 1-3 in fascicles, calyx purple, lobes lanceolate with membranous tip, petals papilose, cuneate, dentate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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
Western Asia (Turkey) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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