Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus monadelphus Vent. |
Bibliography | Choix Pl.: t. 39 (1807) |
Native Range | Syria to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | glaucous, scabrously hirsute, leaves linear, acute, curvate, canaliculate, abaxially carinate, flowers large, solitary, calyx lobes lanceolate, acute, corolla lobes entire |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | spring |
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 ochroleucus Pers. |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) 35 Arabian Peninsula |