Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood |
Synonyms | Gypsophila graminea Sm. |
Tunica graminea (Sm.) Boiss. | |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Altitude | 50-700m |
Description | stems thin, leaves scabrous, setaceous, fasciculate, flowers few in panicle, calyx hirsute, lobes rounded, petals obcordate, entire |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
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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