Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene corrugata Ball |
Synonyms | Silene mogadorensis Coss. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-1800m |
Description | glandular-hirsute, basal leaves spathulate, acuminate, the upper lanceolate, flowers remote, pendent, calyx scarious, green striped, petals bilobate |
Size | 15-20cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 |
Africa
Northern Africa (Morocco) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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