Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus myrtinervius Griseb. |
Bibliography | Spic. Fl. Rumel. 1: 194 (1843) |
Native Range | ne. Albania to nw. Greece and sw. North Macedonia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves dense, short, oblong-linear, obtuse, thick, 3-nerved, flowers solitary, calyx green, membranous, lobes ovate, obtuse, ciliate, petals barbate, crenate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | reddish rose |
Bloom | summer |
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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 |
Synonyms | Dianthus myrtinervius ssp. zupancicii Micevski & E.Mayer |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece, YUG Yugoslavia) |