Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene ciliata Pourr. |
Synonyms | Silene geniculata Pourr. |
Silene perinica Hayek | |
Silene pourretii Poir. | |
Habitat | grassland and rocks |
Altitude | 1100-2700m |
Description | leaves in rosette, petiolate, lanceolate or linear, ciliate, flowers in secund inflorescence, calyx ovate, lobes obtuse, ciliate, corolla lobes 2-5mm long, bifid |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white, yellow, red |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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 |
Europe
Southwestern Europe (France , Portugal , Spain) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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