Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila libanotica Boiss. |
Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 1: 12 (1843) |
Native Range | ne. Iraq, Anti-Lebanon to ec. Turkey |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | grey, glabrous, leaves carnose, rigid, oblong, acute, abaxially carinate, 3-nerved, flowers in oblong, viscid panicle, calyx campanulate, lobes with white margins, acute |
Size | 15-25cm |
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 fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gypsophila pallidifolia Barkoudah |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |