Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene meyeri Fenzl ex Boiss. & Buhse |
Synonyms | Silene delectabilis Turrill |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1200-2900m |
Description | leaves minute, glabrous, narrowly linear-lanceolate, petiole ciliate, calyx glandular hirsute, cylindrical, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals emarginate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub, carpet |
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
Caucasus (Transcaucasus ) Western Asia (Iran) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
eyeri persica Boiss., Fl. Orient. [Boissier] 1: 623 (1867)
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