Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene longidens Schischk. |
Bibliography | Byull. Gosud. Muz. Gruzii 1: 16 (1922) |
Native Range | e. Transcaucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1700-1900m |
Description | stems glabrous, leaves very narrow, 1-2mm wide, flowers 1-3, calyx 20-25mm long, lobes linear-lanceolate, long and thinly acuminate |
Size | 8-10cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) |