Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene pygmaea Adams |
Bibliography | Beitr. Naturk. 1: 59 (1805) |
Native Range | Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | viscid pubescent, leaves in rosette, ovate, obtuse, basal leaves long petiolate, stem leaves subsessile, flowers sessile in cyme, calyx cylindrical, petals laciniate |
Size | 8-20cm |
Color | purple |
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 early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene ledebourii Heynh. Silene petraea Ledeb. & Schrank Silene spathulata M.Bieb. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) |