Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus kuschakewiczii Regel & Schmalh. |
Bibliography | Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 5: 244 (1877) |
Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 600-2800m |
Description | leaves linear, 2-8cm long, glabrous, vaginate, acute, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, 25-35mm long, sepals lanceolate, acuminate, petals oblong, glabrous, fimbriate |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | white, pale rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Dianthus tianschanicus Schischk. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) |