Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
Genus species | Dianthus juniperinus Sm. |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 2: 303 (1794) |
Native Range | s. Greece, w. Crete |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 600-1750m |
Description | glabrous, leaves flat, coriaceous, linear to narrowly lanceolate, acute, inflorescence 1-10-flowered, calyx subcylindrical, lobes acute, corolla lobes orbiculate |
Size | 3-30cm |
Color | pale pink |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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 |
Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece, KRI Kriti) |