Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus pindicola Vierh. |
Bibliography | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 47: 31 (1897) |
Native Range | s. Albania to nw. Greece |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | densely caespitose, stems scabrous, green, basal leaves linear-lanceolate, 5-10mm, acute, rigid, 3-nerved, scabrous, flowers solitary, calyx cylindrical, petals 7mm, dentate |
Size | 2-7cm |
Color | pale purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
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 haematocalyx ssp. pindicola (Vierh.) Hayek Dianthus jacupicensis (Košanin) Micevski Dianthus pindicola var. jacupicensis Košanin |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, GRC Greece) |