Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Gypsophila imbricata Rupr. |
Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 15(2): 176 (1869) |
Native Range | c. North Caucasus |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 500-800m |
Description | leaves densely imbricate, minute, thick, oblong, triquetrous, obtuse, flowers in cymes of 3-4, calyx obconical, lobes obtuse with white margins |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, 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 | Gypsophila aretioides var. caucasica Boiss. Gypsophila aretioides var. imbricata (Rupr.) Sommier & Levier Gypsophila aretioides ssp. imbricata (Rupr.) Bornm. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus) |