Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Silene caroli-henrici Melzh. |
Bibliography | Pl. Syst. Evol. 150: 310 (1985) |
Native Range | w. & sw. Iran |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2700-3900m |
Description | grey or yellowish pubescent, basal leaves 8-15mm, oblanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acute, petiolate, stem leaves linear, flowers solitary, corolla lobes 6-8mm |
Size | 8-15cm |
Color | rose |
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 division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |