Rock Garden Plants
Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood  
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FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE
Genus speciesPetrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood 
BibliographyBull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 3: 156 (1964)
Native RangeMorocco
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1300-1400m
Descriptionstems basally glabrous, apically glandular-pubescent, basal leaves 4-8mm, linear, obtuse, inflorescence lax, calyx pubescent, lobes ovate, obtuse, petals purple-striate
Size5-15cm
Colorpale yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C
division in early spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsTunica rhiphaea Pau & Font Quer
Territory2 Africa
     20 Northern Africa (MOR Morocco)
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