Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus holopetalus Turcz. |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 0-150m |
Description | stems ramose, glabrous or minutely pubescent, leaves serrulate, 5-nerved, flat, linear, attenuate, stem leaves gradually smaller, bracts acuminate, petals entire |
Size | 20-45cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, 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
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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