Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus schemachensis Schischk. |
Bibliography | Trudy Geobot. Obsl. Pastv. S.S.R. Azerbaidhana, Ser. A, Zimn. Pastv. 7: 90 (1931) |
Native Range | Caucasus to Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves linear-lanceolate, 5-7-veined, flowers solitary, calyx 2-3cm long, pale green, petals 6-8mm long, broadly ovate to suborbiculate |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | dark violet |
Bloom | late spring, 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 |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |