Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene nevskii Schischk. |
Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 6: 673 (1936) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | glandular-puberulent, taproot, leaves narrowly linear, 7-20mm, acute, 1-nerved, curvate, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, 2-3cm long, petals incised, lobes oblong |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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 cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Silene bogdanii Ovcz. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |