Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus grossheimii Schischk. |
Bibliography | Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk. S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 2: 278 (1936) |
Native Range | s. Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | taproot, stems pubescent, densely leafy, leaves lanceolate-linear, 5-veined, flowers shortly pedicellate in terminal raceme, bracts linear-lanceolate, calyx 15mm |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | pinkish red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |