Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila brachypetala Trautv. |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 2: 471 (1873) |
Native Range | n. & ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glabrous, glaucous, leaves dense, thick, linear, acute, on margins scabrous, floral stems sparsely, shortly leafy, cymes 5-8-flowered, terminal, in compact corymb |
Size | 12-15cm |
Color | pale rose |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny 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 spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |